Optimal foraging when regulating intake of multiple nutrients

2004/09/30 by Stephen J. Simpson, Richard M. Sibly, Kwang Pum Lee +2 · 544 citations
Agricultural and Biological Sciences · Environmental Science · #Biology #Competition (biology) #Computer science #Ecology #Ecology and Vegetation Dynamics Studies #Foraging #Generalist and specialist species #Habitat #Herbivore #Insect-Plant Interactions and Control #Nutrient #Optimal foraging theory #Plant and animal studies #Resource (disambiguation)

paper · doi:10.1016/j.anbehav.2004.03.003

published in Animal Behaviour 68(6), 1299-1311 (Elsevier BV)

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