Test of optimal sampling by foraging great tits

作者: John R. Krebs , Alejandro Kacelnik , Peter Taylor

DOI: 10.1038/275027A0

关键词: BiologyEcologyProfitability indexOptimal samplingForagingForage (honey bee)Sampling (statistics)Sample (statistics)Statistics

摘要: When great tits forage in an unknown environment containing two feeding places of different profitability, they first sample the and then exploit more profitable one. The balance between sampling exploitation shown by birds is close to optimal solution for maximising number food-items obtained during a period.

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