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Foraging Path-length Protocol for Drosophila melanogaster Larvae

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Strategy maps: Generalised giving-up densities for optimal foraging.

Emerson Arehart¹, Jody R Reimer², Frederick R Adler²

¹Department of Biology, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA.

Ecology Letters

|January 31, 2023

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This study introduces a new analytic method for optimal foraging theory, quantifying the trade-off between food rewards and predation risk. Delayed-benefit foragers are more vulnerable to predators than those with instant benefits.

Keywords:

Markov decision process diet choice giving up density landscape of fear optimal foraging stochastic dynamic programming

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Area of Science:

Behavioral Ecology
Evolutionary Biology
Theoretical Ecology

Background:

Optimal foraging theory seeks a common currency for benefits and hazards, often necessitating complex computations.
Existing models struggle to integrate nonlinear predation risk with foraging decisions.

Discussion:

We introduce an analytic approach extending the Marginal Value Theorem and giving-up densities.
This method incorporates nonlinear predation risk to quantify the foraging reward-hazard trade-off.
The approach maps environments into discrete optimal strategy regions.

Key Insights:

A generalized quantitative measure for the foraging reward-hazard trade-off is established.
The classic optimal diet choice rule is extended to include the hazard of waiting.
Foragers with delayed fitness benefits exhibit heightened sensitivity to predation risk.

Outlook:

This framework can inform predictions about foraging behavior across diverse life-history strategies.
Future research can explore the application of this model in empirical studies.
The approach offers a simplified yet robust tool for understanding complex foraging dynamics.