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The present theoretical model clearly comes within the framework of “optimal foraging theory”, even though it was initially conceived independently. A complete review of the theory can be found, for instance, in the paper by Pyke, Pulliam and Charnov (1977). We shall mainly be dealing here, however, with that part of the theory which concerns optimal patterns of movement.
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Bovet, P. (1983). Optimal Randomness in Foraging Movement: A Central Place Model. In: Cosnard, M., Demongeot, J., Le Breton, A. (eds) Rhythms in Biology and Other Fields of Application. Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, vol 49. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-46475-1_21
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