Modelling in Behavioural Ecology
An Introductory Text
Dennis Lendrem(Author)
Kluwer Academic Publishers
Published in September 1986
Book
Hardback
224 pages
978-0-7099-1691-8 (ISBN)
Description
This book describes to the advanced student how models of animal behaviour are developed, why they are developed and how such models are changed, elaborated and eventually replaced. In each chapter, the author introduces models from a subject area, before going on to consider one or two models in detail. The author outlines how the modellers came to frame their problem in a mathematical form. The later sophistication of each model is described and important factors in the evolution of a behavioural ecological model identified. These include moves towards greater ecological validity, assumption reduction and paradigm shifts. This book should be of interest to advanced students in ecology or animal behaviour.
This book describes to the advanced student how models of animal behaviour are developed, why they are developed and how such models are changed, elaborated and eventually replaced. In each chapter, the author introduces models from a subject area, before going on to consider one or two models in detail. The author outlines how the modellers came to frame their problem in a mathematical form. The later sophistication of each model is described and important factors in the evolution of a behavioural ecological model identified. These include moves towards greater ecological validity, assumption reduction and paradigm shifts. This book should be of interest to advanced students in ecology or animal behaviour.
This book describes to the advanced student how models of animal behaviour are developed, why they are developed and how such models are changed, elaborated and eventually replaced. In each chapter, the author introduces models from a subject area, before going on to consider one or two models in detail. The author outlines how the modellers came to frame their problem in a mathematical form. The later sophistication of each model is described and important factors in the evolution of a behavioural ecological model identified. These include moves towards greater ecological validity, assumption reduction and paradigm shifts. This book should be of interest to advanced students in ecology or animal behaviour.
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Series
Language
English
Place of publication
Dordrecht
Netherlands
Publishing group
Kluwer Academic Publishers Group
Target group
College/higher education
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 140 mm
Weight
550 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-7099-1691-8 (9780709916918)
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Content
Introduction. Mathematical methods. Optimising a single behaviour 1: optimal foraging theory. Optimising a single behaviour 2: stochastic models of foraging behaviour. Temporal patterns: vigilance in birds. Behaviour sequences: feeding and vigilance. Short-term and long-term optimality models: territoriality. Games theory models: social behaviour. Conclusions. Appendices. Indices.