Center for Avian Cognition

 

Date of this Version

1983

Citation

Published in American Zoologist, 23 (1983), pp 291-302.

doi 10.1093/icb/23.2.291

Comments

Copyright © 1983 by the American Society of Zoologists

Abstract

The development of optimization theory has made important contributions to the study of animal behavior. But the optimization approach needs to be integrated with other methods of ethology and psychology. For example, the ability to learn is an important component of efficient foraging behavior in many species, and the psychology of animal learning could contribute substantially to testing and extending the predictions of optimal foraging theory.

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