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Modelling primate behavioral ecology

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Models play an important role in any mature science because they force us to make explicit our assumptions about how a phenomenon works and allow us to explore the way in which different variables influence a complex biological system. I review the principal kinds of models that could be used to study primate behavior and ecology: linear programming models, systems models, optimality models, stochastic dynamic programming models and agent-based simulation models. Although less use has been ma...

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10.1023/A:1015576915296

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
Experimental Psychology
Role:
Author
Journal:
International Journal of Primatology
Volume:
23
Issue:
4
Pages:
785-819
Publication date:
2002-01-01
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ISSN:
0164-0291
Language:
English
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pubs:276572
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uuid:1bfa49ec-d37c-4324-9a80-34fc799b04b7
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pubs:276572
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276572
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2013-11-17

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