Mussel selection by the paddle crab Ovalipes catharus (White): Evidence of flexible foraging behaviour

Optimal foraging, the marginal value theorem

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

Natural Sciences, Mathematics, Optimization +11

On the Theory of Optimal Diets

H. Ronald Pulliam · The American Naturalist · 1974 · 728 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Zoology +17

Energy Maximization in the Diet of the Shore Crab, Carcinus maenas

Robert W. Elner, Roger N. Hughes · Journal of Animal Ecology · 1978 · 539 citations

Life Sciences, Marine Biology, Marine Sciences +15

The Importance of Predation by Crabs and Fishes on Benthic Infauna in Chesapeake Bay

Robert W. Virnstein · Ecology · 1977 · 475 citations

Life Sciences, Ecology, Zoology +14

The Fish Size, Prey Size, Handling Time Relation in Several Sunfishes and Some Implications

Earl E. Werner · Journal of the Fisheries Research Board of Canada · 1974 · 410 citations

Natural Resources, Biology, Zoology +7