[Restoration theory in models of optimal feeding behavior].
The method of stochastic dynamic programming is widely used in ecology of behavior, but has some imperfections because of use of temporal limits. The authors presented an alternative approach based on the methods of the theory of restoration. Suggested method uses cumulative energy reserves per time unit as a criterium, that leads to stationary cycles in the area of states. This approach allows to study the optimal feeding by analytic methods.
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Institute of Zoology and Animal Ecology, University of Lausanne, Switzerland. nicolas.perrin@ie.zea.unil.ch
Mazalov
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D000465:Algorithms; D000818:Animals; D004734:Energy Metabolism; D005247:Feeding Behavior; D008954:Models, Biological; D013269:Stochastic Processes