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Small is profitable: No support for the optimal foraging theory in sea stars Asterias rubens foraging on the blue edible mussel Mytilus edulis

Christiaan Hummel, P.J.C Honkoop, Jaap van der Meer

Estuarine Coastal and Shelf Science · 2011 · 28 citations · 11 references

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On Optimal Use of a Patchy Environment

Robert H. MacArthur, Eric R. Pianka · The American Naturalist · 1966 · 4.5K citations

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Theory of Feeding Strategies

Thomas W. Schoener · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics · 1971 · 3.6K citations

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The Role of Time and Energy in Food Preference

John M. Emlen · The American Naturalist · 1966 · 1.5K citations

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Analyzing Body Size as a Factor in Ecology and Evolution

Michael LaBarbera · Annual Review of Ecology and Systematics · 1989 · 873 citations

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

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

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