• The marginal value theorem (MVT) is an optimality model that usually describes the behavior of an optimally foraging individual in a system where resources...
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    these situations. The marginal value theorem is a type of optimality model that is often applied to optimal foraging. This theorem is used to describe a...
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    law of the minimum – Growth is limited by the scarcest resource Marginal value theorem – Mathematical model of animal foraging behavior Opportunity cost –...
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  • {\displaystyle T} , whose marginal probability distribution is closely connected to a main question of interest in the study. The p-value is used in the context...
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    their food, such as Kleiber's law, Holling's disk equation and the marginal value theorem (see below). Kleiber's law describes the relationship between an...
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  • (economics) Marginal value theorem (biology, optimization) Artstein's theorem (control theory) Krener's theorem (control theory) Lyapunov–Malkin theorem (stability...
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    foraging theory have been made by: Eric Charnov, who developed the marginal value theorem to predict the behavior of foragers using patches; Sir John Krebs...
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    optimal foraging strategy for search has been modelled using the marginal value theorem. Search patterns often appear random. One such is the Lévy walk...
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  • Marginalism is a theory of economics that attempts to explain the discrepancy in the value of goods and services by reference to their secondary, or marginal...
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  • There are two fundamental theorems of welfare economics. The first states that in economic equilibrium, a set of complete markets, with complete information...
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    theorem (HGT) states that under certain conditions, aggregate spending by government on public goods will increase aggregate rent based on land value...
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    Emergence Extinction debt Kleiber's law Liebig's law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state...
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    Emergence Extinction debt Kleiber's law Liebig's law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state...
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    Emergence Extinction debt Kleiber's law Liebig's law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state...
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    many species are in the thousands. Based on a meta-analysis of reported values in the literature for many species, Traill et al. reported concerning vertebrates...
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    Emergence Extinction debt Kleiber's law Liebig's law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state...
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    definition. In particular, the Riemann series theorem of mathematical analysis illustrates that the value of certain infinite sums involving positive and...
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    Emergence Extinction debt Kleiber's law Liebig's law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state...
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    Emergence Extinction debt Kleiber's law Liebig's law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state...
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    Emergence Extinction debt Kleiber's law Liebig's law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state...
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  • Emergence Extinction debt Kleiber's law Liebig's law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state...
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    Emergence Extinction debt Kleiber's law Liebig's law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state...
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  • return to a factor of production depends upon the value of its marginal productivity. The marginal productivity of a factor, like labor, in turn depends...
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  • ecologist. He is best known for his work on foraging, especially the marginal value theorem, and life history theory, especially sex allocation and scaling/allometric...
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  • copulation behavior of this species can also be modeled using the marginal value theorem. It has been discovered that in cases where two male dung flies...
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    Emergence Extinction debt Kleiber's law Liebig's law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state...
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  • Emergence Extinction debt Kleiber's law Liebig's law of the minimum Marginal value theorem Thorson's rule Xerosere Other Allometry Alternative stable state...
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