an introduction to random searches and biological encounters /
نام نخستين پديدآور
Gandhimohan M. Viswanathan ... [et al.]
وضعیت نشر و پخش و غیره
محل نشرو پخش و غیره
New York :
نام ناشر، پخش کننده و غيره
Cambridge University Press,
تاریخ نشرو بخش و غیره
2011
مشخصات ظاهری
نام خاص و کميت اثر
xiii, 164 p. :
ساير جزييات
ill., maps ;
ابعاد
26 cm
یادداشتهای مربوط به کتابنامه ، واژه نامه و نمایه های داخل اثر
متن يادداشت
Includes bibliographical references and index
یادداشتهای مربوط به مندرجات
متن يادداشت
Machine generated contents note: Part I. Introduction: Movement: 1. Empirical motivation for studying movement; 2. Statistical physics of biological motion; 3. Random walks and Le;vy flights; 4. Wandering albatrosses; Part II. Experimental Findings: 5. Early studies; 6. Evidence of anomalous diffusion; 7. Human dispersal; 8. How strong is the evidence?; Part III. Theory of Foraging: 9. Optimizing encounter rates; 10. Le;vy flight foraging; 11. Other search models; Part IV. Finale: A Broader Context: 12. Superdiffusive random searches; 13. Adaptational versus emergent superdiffusion; 14. Perspectives and open problems; Appendices; References; Index
بدون عنوان
8
یادداشتهای مربوط به خلاصه یا چکیده
متن يادداشت
"Do the movements of animals, including humans, follow patterns that can be described quantitatively by simple laws of motion? If so, then why? These questions have attracted the attention of scientists in many disciplines, and stimulated debates ranging from ecological matters to queries such as 'how can there be free will if one follows a law of motion?' This is the first book on this rapidly evolving subject, introducing random searches and foraging in a way that can be understood by readers without a previous background on the subject. It reviews theory as well as experiment, addresses open problems and perspectives, and discusses applications ranging from the colonization of Madagascar by Austronesians to the diffusion of genetically modified crops. The book will interest physicists working in the field of anomalous diffusion and movement ecology as well as ecologists already familiar with the concepts and methods of statistical physics"--
موضوع (اسم عام یاعبارت اسمی عام)
موضوع مستند نشده
Animal behavior-- Mathematical models
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Animal ecology-- Mathematical models
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Biological invasions-- Mathematical models
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Home range (Animal geography)-- Mathematical models