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Optimal web investment in sub-optimal foraging conditions

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Harmer, Aaron M.T.; Kokko, Hanna; Herberstein, Marie; Madin, Joshua

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Orb web spiders sit at the centre of their approximately circular webs when waiting for prey and so face many of the same challenges as central-place foragers. Prey value decreases with distance from the hub as a function of prey escape time. The further

dc.contributor.authorHarmer, Aaron M.T.
dc.contributor.authorKokko, Hanna
dc.contributor.authorHerberstein, Marie
dc.contributor.authorMadin, Joshua
dc.date.accessioned2015-12-10T23:10:58Z
dc.identifier.issn0028-1042
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1885/63624
dc.description.abstractOrb web spiders sit at the centre of their approximately circular webs when waiting for prey and so face many of the same challenges as central-place foragers. Prey value decreases with distance from the hub as a function of prey escape time. The further
dc.publisherSpringer
dc.sourceNaturwissenschaften
dc.subjectKeywords: escape behavior; foraging behavior; geometry; life history trait; microhabitat; optimization; prey preference; space use; spider; trade-off; animal; article; biological model; ecosystem; physiology; predation; spider; Animals; Ecosystem; Models, Biologica Central-place foraging; Ladder web; Optimal foraging; Spider web
dc.titleOptimal web investment in sub-optimal foraging conditions
dc.typeJournal article
local.description.notesImported from ARIES
local.identifier.citationvolume99
dc.date.issued2012
local.identifier.absfor060201 - Behavioural Ecology
local.identifier.ariespublicationf5625xPUB829
local.type.statusPublished Version
local.contributor.affiliationHarmer, Aaron M.T., Macquarie University
local.contributor.affiliationKokko, Hanna, College of Medicine, Biology and Environment, ANU
local.contributor.affiliationHerberstein, Marie, Macquarie University
local.contributor.affiliationMadin, Joshua, Macquarie University
local.description.embargo2037-12-31
local.bibliographicCitation.issue1
local.bibliographicCitation.startpage65
local.bibliographicCitation.lastpage70
local.identifier.doi10.1007/s00114-011-0862-4
local.identifier.absseo960305 - Ecosystem Adaptation to Climate Change
local.identifier.absseo970106 - Expanding Knowledge in the Biological Sciences
dc.date.updated2016-02-24T09:41:19Z
local.identifier.scopusID2-s2.0-84857049050
local.identifier.thomsonID000300681400008
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