• DOI:10.1016/0022-5193(82)90289-2
Corpus ID: 84316939

The scanning behavior of juncos: A game-theoretical approach

@article{Pulliam1982TheSB,
  title={The scanning behavior of juncos: A game-theoretical approach},
  author={H. R. Pulliam and G. Pyke and T. Caraco},
  journal={Journal of Theoretical Biology},
  year={1982},
  volume={95},
  pages={89-103}
}

H. R. Pulliam, G. Pyke, T. Caraco

Published 1982

Biology

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Abstract Flocking birds frequently look up or “scan” while they are feeding on the ground. High scanning rates increase the probability that the birds in a flock will see an approaching predator in time to avoid predation; however, high scanning rates also decrease the feeding rates of the scanning individuals. Since the scanning rate that maximizes the survival probability of one individual depends on how frequently other birds in the same flock are scanning, the optimal scanning behavior must… CONTINUE READING

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