Optimal foraging in patches: A case for stochasticity

Optimal foraging, the marginal value theorem

Eric L. Charnov · Theoretical Population Biology · 1976 · 5.4K citations

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Optimization +11

STABILITY AND COMPLEXITY IN MODEL ECOSYSTEMS

Thomas W. Schoener · Evolution · 1974 · 2.2K citations · Full text

Engineering, Ecology, Dynamical Systems +11

Stability in Insect Host-Parasite Models

M. P. Hassell, Robert M. May · Journal of Animal Ecology · 1973 · 887 citations

Life Sciences, Biology, Entomology +17

Aggregation of Predators and Insect Parasites and its Effect on Stability

M. P. Hassell, Robert M. May · Journal of Animal Ecology · 1974 · 663 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Entomology +14

Hunting by expectation or optimal foraging? A study of patch use by chickadees

John R. Krebs, John Ryan, Eric L. Charnov · Animal Behaviour · 1974 · 551 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Zoology +12