Foraging and Optimality
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Optimal foraging theory predicts selection favors foraging that maximizes net energy gain per time spent searching, handling, and consuming food.
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A predator preferentially attacks the prey size yielding the greatest energy return for pursuit and handling time, not the largest prey available.
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"Optimal" foraging is favored by selection, not consciously calculated by the animal.