Title: Optimal L\'{e}vy-flight foraging with cognition and memory
Abstract:We propose a new foraging model based on the framework of random search with cognition and memory. We consider foraging to be a cognitive process of exploration to find sparse and revisitable targets ...We propose a new foraging model based on the framework of random search with cognition and memory. We consider foraging to be a cognitive process of exploration to find sparse and revisitable targets in a finite landscape and use an exploration-return mechanism to mimic the spatial memory and returning behaviours in foraging. We find that optimal L\'{e}vy-flight search strategies, characterised by a power-law step-size distribution $P(l) \propto l^{-\mu}$, can emerge in this setting. The value of $\mu\in \left(1,3\right)$ that maximises the search efficiency can shift substantially depending on two modelling parameters in the foraging process: the number of steps and the intensity of returning, which can represent a number of general internal or external hidden constraints in foraging. Our model provides a new understanding of the origin of L\'{e}vy-flight foraging as well as the substantial difference of the $\mu$-values observed in empirical data, and therefore opens a new avenue for analysing trajectory and movement patterns of animals.Read More
Publication Year: 2014
Publication Date: 2014-06-06
Language: en
Type: preprint
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