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Potential new
Old hive hive location,
and a food
source
OPTIMAL FORAGING THEORY
• colonies consider the costs and benefits of
foraging in a certain patch or set of
neighboring patches
OPTIMAL FORAGING THEORY
• colonies consider the costs and benefits of
foraging in a certain patch or set of
neighboring patches
MAXIMIZE
OBJECTIVE FUNCTION
MAXIMIZE
OBJECTIVE FUNCTION
MAXIMIZE
OBJECTIVE FUNCTION
MAXIMIZE
CONSTRAINTS
CONSTRAINTS
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CONSTRAINTS
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CONSTRAINTS
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CONSTRAINTS
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CONSTRAINTS
CONSTRAINTS
COMPETITION
COMPETITION
Colony wins
COMPETITION
Colony loses
COMPETITION
Carrying capacity:
THANK YOU!
Optimal migration strategy of
species foraging on patchily
distributed food sources