02315nam a22003498a 4500 CR9780511902680 UkCbUP 20180107143415.0 m|||||o||d|||||||| cr|||||||||||| 100727s2011||||enk s ||1 0|eng|d 9780511902680 (ebook) 9781107006799 (hardback) UkCbUP UkCbUP rda QL751.65.M3 P49 2011 591.5 22 Viswanathan, Gandhimohan. M., author. The Physics of Foraging : An Introduction to Random Searches and Biological Encounters / [electronic resource] Gandhimohan. M. Viswanathan, Marcos G. E. da Luz, Ernesto P. Raposo, H. Eugene Stanley. Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, 2011. 1 online resource (178 pages) : digital, PDF file(s). text txt rdacontent computer c rdamedia online resource cr rdacarrier Title from publisher's bibliographic system (viewed on 09 Oct 2015). 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. Appetitive Behavior da Luz, Marcos G. E., author. Raposo, Ernesto P., author. Stanley, H. Eugene, author. Print version: 9781107006799 http://dx.doi.org/10.1017/CBO9780511902680 Cambridge Books Online 236724 236724