TEORIA DO FORRAGEAMENTO ÓTIMO: PREMISSAS E CRÍTICAS EM ESTUDOS COM AVES

Flávia Guimarães Chaves; Maria Alice S. Alves

OPTIMAL FORAGING THEORY: PREMISES AND CRITIQUES FROM BIRD STUDIES

Authors

Flávia Guimarães Chaves Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)
Maria Alice S. Alves Universidade do Estado do Rio de Janeiro (UERJ)

Keywords:

Energy maximization, decision, fitness

Abstract

The present revision discusses the theoretical premises of the optimal foraging theory proposed by MacArthur and Pianka (1996) based on models of each relevant factor to the foraging behavior. Examples of model application with birds are described and the main critiques to the theory are presented.