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1 online resource (xiii, 164 pages) |
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polychrome |
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text file |
| Summary |
"Do the movements of animals, including humans, follow patterns that can be described quantitatively by simple laws of motion? If so, then why? These questions have attracted the attention of scientists in many disciplines, and stimulated debates ranging from ecological matters to queries such as 'how can there be free will if one follows a law of motion?' This is the first book on this rapidly evolving subject, introducing random searches and foraging in a way that can be understood by readers without a previous background on the subject. It reviews theory as well as experiment, addresses open problems and perspectives, and discusses applications ranging from the colonization of Madagascar by Austronesians to the diffusion of genetically modified crops. The book will interest physicists working in the field of anomalous diffusion and movement ecology as well as ecologists already familiar with the concepts and methods of statistical physics"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 140-160) and index. |
| Contents |
Cover; Half-title; Title; Copyright; Dedication; Preface; Part I: Introduction: Movement; 1 Empirical motivation for studying movement; 2 Statistical physics of biological motion; 3 Random walks and Levy flights; 4 The wandering albatross; Part Ii: Experimental findings; 5 Early studies; 6 Evidence of anomalous diffusion; 7 Human dispersal; 8 How strong is the evidence?; Part Iii: Theory of foraging; 9 Optimizing encounter rates; 10 Levy flight foraging; 11 Other search models; Part Iv: Finale: A broader context; 12 Superdiffusive random searches. |
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13 Adaptational versus emergent superdiffusion14 Perspectives and open problems; Appendix A: Data analysis; A.1 A criterion for inferring superdiffusion; A.2 Log-log plots and surrounding controversies; A.3 Maximum likelihood estimation; Appendix B: Levy walkers inside absorbing boundaries; References; Index. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Animal behavior -- Mathematical models.
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Animal behavior -- Mathematical models. |
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Animal behavior. |
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Home range (Animal geography) -- Mathematical models.
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Home range (Animal geography) |
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Mathematical models. |
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Biological invasions -- Mathematical models.
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Biological invasions -- Mathematical models. |
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Biological invasions. |
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Animal ecology -- Mathematical models.
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Animal ecology -- Mathematical models. |
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Animal ecology. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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Electronic book.
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| Added Author |
Viswanathan, Gandhimohan M.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: Physics of foraging. Cambridge ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 2011 9781107006799 (DLC) 2011002166 (OCoLC)704243730 |
| ISBN |
9781139093170 (electronic book) |
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1139093177 (electronic book) |
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9780511902680 (electronic book) |
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0511902689 (electronic book) |
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9781139092142 |
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1139092146 |
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9781107006799 |
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1107006791 |
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9781139091251 e-book |
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