作者: John R. Krebs , Alejandro Kacelnik , Peter Taylor
DOI: 10.1038/275027A0
关键词: Biology 、 Ecology 、 Profitability index 、 Optimal sampling 、 Foraging 、 Forage (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.