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Examines the selectivity of feeding from various viewpoints - the behavioural ecologist examines decision rules, the dietitian looks at nutritional problems, the community ecologist sees feeding as influencing species diversity - to produce a coherent view of how organisms choose their diet.

Table of Contents
Introduction.

The Importance Of State.

Digestive Constraints On Diet Choice.

The Psychology Of Diet Selection.

Foraging As A Self-Organizational Learning Process: Accepting Adaptability At The Expense Of Predictability.

Hunger-Dependent Food Selection In Suspension-Feeding Zooplankton.

Gourmands Of Mud: Diet Selection In Marine Deposit Feeders.

Diet Selection In Mammalian Herbivores: Constraints And Tactics.

Effects Of Ecological Interactions On Forager Diets: Competition, Predation Risk, Parasitism And Prey Behaviour

Diet Selection An Interdisciplinary Approach to

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      Publisher John Wiley and Sons Ltd
      Published 9 April 1993
      ISBN-13 9780632035595
      978-0632035595
      ISBN-10 0632035595
      Also in:
      Biology, life sciences

      Description

      Book Synopsis
      Examines the selectivity of feeding from various viewpoints - the behavioural ecologist examines decision rules, the dietitian looks at nutritional problems, the community ecologist sees feeding as influencing species diversity - to produce a coherent view of how organisms choose their diet.

      Table of Contents
      Introduction.

      The Importance Of State.

      Digestive Constraints On Diet Choice.

      The Psychology Of Diet Selection.

      Foraging As A Self-Organizational Learning Process: Accepting Adaptability At The Expense Of Predictability.

      Hunger-Dependent Food Selection In Suspension-Feeding Zooplankton.

      Gourmands Of Mud: Diet Selection In Marine Deposit Feeders.

      Diet Selection In Mammalian Herbivores: Constraints And Tactics.

      Effects Of Ecological Interactions On Forager Diets: Competition, Predation Risk, Parasitism And Prey Behaviour

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