Individual versus collective decision making: optimal foraging in the group-hunting termite specialist Megaponera analis
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DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.06.010
Abstract: Collective decision making is one of the main mechanisms of organization in social insects. However, individual decision making can also play an important role, depending on the type of foraging behaviour. In the termite-hunting ant… read more here.
Keywords: decision; optimal foraging; megaponera analis; group ... See more keywords
Nest material preferences in wild hazel dormice Muscardinus avellanarius: testing predictions from optimal foraging theory
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DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arad016
Abstract: Abstract Obtaining nesting material presents an optimal foraging problem, collection of materials incurs a cost in terms of risk of predation and energy spent and individuals must balance these costs with the benefits of using… read more here.
Keywords: muscardinus avellanarius; material; nest material; foraging theory ... See more keywords
Optimal foraging and the information theory of gambling
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DOI: 10.1098/rsif.2019.0162
Abstract: At a macroscopic level, part of the ant colony life cycle is simple: a colony collects resources; these resources are converted into more ants, and these ants in turn collect more resources. Because more ants… read more here.
Keywords: optimal foraging; information; colony; theory gambling ... See more keywords
Drilling Path Optimization by Optimal Foraging Algorithm
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DOI: 10.1109/tii.2017.2772314
Abstract: Drilling path optimization (DPO) is a crucial issue in current manufacturing systems. In this paper, an optimization algorithm named the optimal foraging algorithm (OFA) is presented based on optimal foraging theory to solve the sequencing… read more here.
Keywords: optimal foraging; ofa; drilling path; path optimization ... See more keywords