Dynamic modeling in behavioral ecology /
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| Author / Creator: | Mangel, Marc. |
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| Imprint: | Princeton, N.J. : Princeton University Press, c1988. |
| Description: | xii, 308 p. : ill. ; 24 cm. |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Monographs in behavior and ecology |
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| Format: | Print Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/913835 |
Table of Contents:
- Preface and Acknowledgements
- Introduction
- 1. Fundamentals
- 1. Basic Probability
- 1.1. Notation
- 1.2. Discrete Random Variables and Distributions
- 1.3. Conditional Expectation
- Appendices
- 1.1. The Poisson Process
- 1.2. Continuous Random Variables
- 1.3. Some Other Probability Distributions
- 1.4. Renewal Processes
- 2. Patch Selection
- 2.1. Patch Selection as a Paradigm
- 2.2. Biological Examples
- 2.3. The Simplest State Variable Model
- 2.4. An Algorithm for the Dynamic Programming Equation
- 2.5. Elaborations of the Simplest Model
- 2.6. Discussion
- Appendices
- 2.1. Further Elaborations of the Patch Selection Paradigm
- 2.1.1. Alternative Constraints
- 2.1.2. Variable Handling Times
- 2.1.3. A Diet Selection Model
- 2.1.4. A Model with "Fat Reserves" and "Gut Contents"
- 2.1.5. Sequential Coupling
- 2.1.6. Uncertain Final Time
- 2.2. Lifetime Fitness and Utility
- 2.3. Behavioral Observations and Forward Iteration
- 2.4. The Fitness of Suboptimal Strategies
- Addendum to Part I: How to Write a Computer Program
- II. Applications
- 3. The Hunting Behavior of Lions
- 3.1. The Serengeti Lion
- 3.2. Some Possible Explanations of Lions' Hunting Behavior
- 3.3. A Dynamic Model
- 3.4. Communal Sharing
- 3.5. Discussion
- 4. Reproduction in Insects
- 4.1. Fitness from Egg Production and Experimental Background
- 4.2. A Model with Mature Eggs Only
- 4.3. A Model with Mature Eggs and Oocytes
- 4.4. Parasitism and Density Dependence
- 4.5. Discussion
- 5. Migrations of Aquatic Organisms
- 5.1. Diel Vertical Migrations of Zooplankton
- 5.1.1. Cladocerans
- 5.1.2. Copepods
- 5.2. Diel Migrations of Planktivores
- 5.2.1. A Model of Aquatic Predation
- 5.2.2. A Dynamic Model of Diel Migrations
- 5.3. Predictions of Zooplankton Migrations
- 6. Parental Allocation and Clutch Size in Birds
- 6.1. A Single-Year Model of Parental Allocation and Clutch Size
- 6.2. A Multi-Year Model of Parental Allocation and Clutch Size
- 6.3. Hypothesis Generation and Testing Dynamic Behavioral Models
- 7. Movement of Spiders and Raptors
- 7.1. Movement of Orb-Weaving Spiders
- 7.2. Population Consequences of Natal Dispersal
- III. Additional Topics
- 8. Formulation and Solution of State Variable Models
- 8.1. Identifying State Variables, Constraints, and Dynamics
- 8.2. The Optimization Criterion: Fitness
- 8.3. The Dynamic Programming Algorithm
- 8.3.1. Computer Realization
- 8.3.2. Discretization and Interpolation
- 8.3.3. Sequential Coupling
- 8.3.4. Stationarity
- 8.4. Alternative Modeling Approaches
- 8.4.1. Average-Rate Models
- 8.4.2. Mean-Variance Models
- 8.4.3. Life-History Models
- 8.4.4. Optimal Control Theory
- Appendix
- 8.1. Fitness in Fluctuating Environments
- 9. Some Extensions of the Dynamic Modeling Approach
- 9.1. Learning
- 9.2. Dynamic Behavioral Games
- 9.2.1. A Dynamic Game between Tephritid Flies
- 9.2.2. A Game between Juvenile Coho Salmon
- Epilogue: Perspectives on Dynamic Modeling
- References
- Author Index
- Subject Index
