The behavioural ecology of irrational behaviours
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DOI: 10.1007/s40656-017-0150-5
Abstract: Natural selection is often envisaged as the ultimate cause of the apparent rationality exhibited by organisms in their specific habitat. Given the equivalence between selection and rationality as maximizing processes, one would indeed expect organisms… read more here.
Keywords: selection; ecology irrational; rationality; behavioural ecology ... See more keywords
Towards a behavioural ecology of obesity
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DOI: 10.1017/s0140525x16001436
Abstract: Abstract Addressing the obesity epidemic depends on a holistic understanding of the reasons that people become and maintain excessive fat. Theories about the causes of obesity usually focus proximately or evoke evolutionary mismatches, with minimal… read more here.
Keywords: ecology obesity; towards behavioural; obesity; behavioural ecology ... See more keywords
Behavioural ecology at the spatial–social interface
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DOI: 10.1111/brv.12934
Abstract: Spatial and social behaviour are fundamental aspects of an animal's biology, and their social and spatial environments are indelibly linked through mutual causes and shared consequences. We define the ‘spatial–social interface’ as intersection of social… read more here.
Keywords: ecology; behavioural ecology; social interface; social spatial ... See more keywords