Area‐restricted search is the capacity to change search effort adaptively in response to
resource encounters or expectations, from directional exploration (global, extensive search) …

Colonial seabirds are relatively easy to observe, count, measure and manipulate, and
consequently have long been used as models for testing ecological hypotheses. A …

The story of this edition is a testament to an almost legendary gure in theoretical ecology
and to the in uence his work and charisma has had on the eld. It is also a story that can only …

Regular grids or lattices are frequently used to study ecosystems, for observations,
experiments and simulations. The regular rectangular or square grid is used more often than …

It is generally assumed that the extreme life history traits of pelagic seabirds, such as low
fecundity or slow growth of chicks, result from the difficulties obtaining energy at sea from …

How animals change their movement patterns in relation to the environment is a central
topic in a wide area of ecology, including foraging ecology, habitat selection, and spatial …

Cetacean–habitat modeling, although still in the early stages of development, represents a
potentially powerful tool for predicting cetacean distributions and understanding the …

Lévy walks (LW) are superdiffusive and scale‐free random walks that have recently
emerged as a new conceptual tool for modeling animal search paths. They have been …

Because of the heterogeneity of natural landscapes, animals have to move through various
types of areas that are more or less suitable with respect to their current needs. The …

In a patchy environment, predators are expected to increase turning rate and start an area-
restricted search (ARS) when prey have been encountered, but few empirical data exist for …