Proponents of optimal foraging theory attempt to predict the behavior of animals while they
are foraging; this theory is based on a number of assump-tions (133, 155, 210, 231). First, an …

In this paper we review the empirical studies documenting trait‐mediated indirect
interactions (TMIIs) in food webs. Basic models and empirical approaches that form the …

Community ecology has undergone a transformation in recent years, from a discipline
largely focused on processes occurring within a local area to a discipline encompassing a …

Animals are frequently faced with trade-offs created by the fact that both resource acquisition
and risk of mortality increase with activity, for example, with foraging speed or time spent …

Models of Adaptive Behaviour sets out a framework for adaptive explanations of behaviour,
and applies this to give analyses of a range of biological issues such as energetic gain …

A predator's per capita feeding rate on prey, or its functional response, provides a foundation
for predator–prey theory. Since 1959, Holling's prey‐dependent Type II functional response …

We present a handy mechanistic functional response model that realistically incorporates
handling (ie, attacking and eating) and digesting prey. We briefly review current functional …

All basic processes of ecological populations involve decisions; when and where to move,
when and what to eat, and whether to fight or flee. Yet decisions and the underlying …

Population regulation is a fundamental process related to most phenomena in ecology,
including evolutionary ecology. I review the conceptual basis for defining regulation as …

When assuming the task of preparing a book such as this, one inevitably wonders why
anyone would want to read it. I have always sympathized with Charles Elton's trenchant …