Environmental context explains Lévy and Brownian movement patterns of marine predators

Environmental context explains Lévy and Brownian movement patterns of marine predators

An optimal search theory, the so-called Lévy-flight foraging hypothesis, predicts that predators should adopt search strategies known as Lévy flights where prey is sparse and distributed unpredictably, but that Brownian movement is sufficiently efficient for locating abundant prey. Empirical studi...

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Main Authors: Humphries, Nicolas E. (Author), Queiroz, Nuno (Author), Dyer, Jennifer R.M (Author), Pade, Nicolas G. (Author), Musyl, Michael K. (Author), Schaefer, Kurt M. (Author), Fuller, Daniel W. (Author), Brunnschweiler, Juerg M. (Author), Doyle, Thomas K. (Author), Houghton, Jonathan D.R (Author), Hays, Graeme C. (Author), Jones, Catherine S. (Author), Noble, Leslie R. (Author), Wearmouth, Victoria J. (Author), Southall, Emily J. (Author), Sims, David W. (Author)
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Language:English
Published: 2010-06-24.
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