A general framework for modelling trade-offs in adaptive behaviour.
Biol Rev Camb Philos Soc
; 99(1): 56-69, 2024 Feb.
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ABSTRACT
An animal's behaviour can influence many variables, such as its energy reserves, its risk of injury or mortality, and its rate of reproduction. To identify the optimal action in a given situation, these various effects can be compared in the common currency of reproductive value. While this idea has been widely used to study trade-offs between pairs of variables, e.g. between energy gain versus survival, here we present a unified framework that makes explicit how these various trade-offs fit together. This unification covers a wide range of biological phenomena, highlighting similarities in their logical structure and helping to identify knowledge gaps. To fill one such gap, we present a new model of foraging under the risk of predation and damage accumulation. We conclude by discussing the use and limitations of state-dependent optimisation theory in predicting biological observations.
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Reprodução
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Adaptação Psicológica
Tipo de estudo:
Prognostic_studies
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Animals
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En
Ano de publicação:
2024
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Article