Optimal Foraging Theory Revisited

Optimal Foraging Theory Revisited

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Main Author: Pavlic, Theodore P.
Language:English
Published: The Ohio State University / OhioLINK 2007
Subjects:
robotics
automation
autonomous vehicles
behavior
behavioral ecology
intelligent control
portfolio theory
modern portfolio theory
MPT
post-modern portfolio theory
PMPT
optimal foraging theory
OFT
optimal diet selection
predator
prey
Online Access:http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1181936683
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spelling ndltd-OhioLink-oai-etd.ohiolink.edu-osu11819366832021-08-03T05:52:20Z Optimal Foraging Theory Revisited Pavlic, Theodore P. robotics automation autonomous vehicles behavior behavioral ecology intelligent control portfolio theory modern portfolio theory MPT post-modern portfolio theory PMPT optimal foraging theory OFT optimal diet selection predator prey Optimal foraging theory explains adaptation via natural selection through quantitative models. Behaviors that are most likely to be favored by natural selection can be predicted by maximizing functions representing Darwinian fitness. Optimization has natural applications in engineering, and so this approach can also be used to design behaviors of engineered agents. In this thesis, we generalize ideas from optimal foraging theory to allow for its easy application to engineering design. By extending standard models and suggesting new value functions of interest, we enhance the analytical efficacy of optimal foraging theory and suggest possible optimality reasons for previously unexplained behaviors observed in nature. Finally, we develop a procedure for maximizing a class of optimization functions relevant to our general model. As designing strategies to maximize returns in a stochastic environment is effectively an optimal portfolio problem, our methods are influenced by results from modern and post-modern portfolio theory. We suggest that optimal foraging theory could benefit by injecting updated concepts from these economic areas. 2007-06-15 English text The Ohio State University / OhioLINK http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1181936683 http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=osu1181936683 unrestricted This thesis or dissertation is protected by copyright: all rights reserved. It may not be copied or redistributed beyond the terms of applicable copyright laws.
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language English
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topic robotics
automation
autonomous vehicles
behavior
behavioral ecology
intelligent control
portfolio theory
modern portfolio theory
MPT
post-modern portfolio theory
PMPT
optimal foraging theory
OFT
optimal diet selection
predator
prey
spellingShingle robotics
automation
autonomous vehicles
behavior
behavioral ecology
intelligent control
portfolio theory
modern portfolio theory
MPT
post-modern portfolio theory
PMPT
optimal foraging theory
OFT
optimal diet selection
predator
prey
Pavlic, Theodore P.
Optimal Foraging Theory Revisited
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