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Behavioural ecology

choice between food options that differ in variance as well as mean, where preference can shift with the forager's energy budget.

In behavioural ecology, risk-sensitive foraging refers to choice between food options that differ in variance as well as mean, where preference can shift with the forager's energy budget. This meaning comes from Caraco (1980) in Animal Behaviour.[1]

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References

Caraco, T., Martindale, S., & Whittam, T. S. (1980). An empirical demonstration of risk-sensitive foraging preferences. Animal Behaviour, 28(3), 820-830. https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-3472(80)80142-4

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