Predators and Prey: Adaptations to Lifestyle
Optimality Theory. . 1. Decisions - selecting a behavioral option2. Currency - what is being maximized?3. Constraints - behavior, morphology, physiology. . Optimality models attempt to predict the combination of costs and benefits that will ultimately maximize an individual's inclusive fitness. Animals are not perfectly adapted to their environment (mutation, rapid environmental change, evol. lag). Also, they don't
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