Foraging behaviour in guinea pigs:further tests fo the marginal value theorem

CASSINI, M; LICHTENSTEIN, G; ONGAY, J; KACELNIK, A

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Lugar: Amsterdam; Año: 1993 vol. 29 p. 99 - 112

0376-6357

We studied the foraging behaviour of guinea pigs in laboratory environments with a single patch type. Six experiments were designed to test predictions of the marginal value theorem. We conclude that the hypothesis of rate maximization, in spite of falling to predict some aspects of the restuls, provides a suitable framework for examining the foraging behaviour of the species.