| Introduction:
What is it?
How do you measure it?
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Theory of evolutionary-based
foraging behavior ( Jan 23, 28, WSU) |
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Mechanics of foraging |
Harvesting food (Jan 30, Feb 4, WSU)
Digesting food (Feb 6, Feb 11, WSU)
Regulation of intake (Feb 13, WSU)
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Theory of learning-based
behavior (Feb 18, Feb 20, Feb 25, Feb 27 UI)
Read 1995 paper by Provenza, "Post-ingestive
feedback as an elementary determinant of food selection and intake in
ruminants" (Click here for
printable pdf file) |
• Aversions & preferences
• Varied Diets & Diet Diversity
•• click here
for notes
• Learning models
Read 1999 paper by McSweeney, "Making
Sense of Animal Conditioning" in a symposium on Grazing Behavior of
Livestock and Wildlife. Click here for
Proceedings
and then click on
article
by Mc Sweeney.
Social learning
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Searching for food (March 4,
March 6, UI)
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Operant landscape (March 11,
UI)
• Power point presentation
given by Karen in class (pdf format)
• For background information, a
draft manuscript
that Karen just submitted on habitat selection that follows her
presentation closely. |
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Barriers to selecting the best
diet (March 13, UI) |
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Putting diet selection into
context: Panel discussion (March 25, UI) |
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Applied aspects of foraging
behavior of herbivores: student symposia (April 1, UI, April 3, WSU) |
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