In Chapter 5, Laca poses that currently there is no general quantitative theory of large-herbivore foraging behaviour in landscapes with heterogeneous resources. Though his stated goal here is not to put forward such a theory, he aims to present a number of relevant concepts and theories, and to place them in a coherent framework. Based on these, he poses some questions and hypotheses in an attempt to fill apparent knowledge gaps.
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Drescher, M., Prins, H.H.T., Brunsting, A.M.H. (2008). Comments on “Foraging in a Heterogeneous Environment: Intake and Diet Choice”. In: Prins, H.H.T., Van Langevelde, F. (eds) Resource Ecology. Wageningen UR Frontis Series, vol 23. Springer, Dordrecht. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4020-6850-8_9
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