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Optimal web investment in sub-optimal foraging conditions

Date

Authors

Harmer, Aaron M.T.

Kokko, Hanna

Herberstein, Marie

Madin, Joshua

Publisher

Springer

Abstract

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

Keywords

Keywords: 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

URI

http://hdl.handle.net/1885/63624

Collections

ANU Research Publications

Source

Naturwissenschaften

Type

Journal article

DOI

10.1007/s00114-011-0862-4

Restricted until

2037-12-31

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