The Physics of Foraging: An Introduction to Random Searches and Biological Encounters

Part I. Introduction: Movement: 1. Empirical motivation for studying movement 2. Statistical physics of biological motion 3. Random walks and Levy flights 4. Wandering albatrosses Part II. Experimental Findings: 5. Early studies 6. Evidence of anomalous diffusion 7. Human dispersal 8. How strong is the evidence? Part III. Theory of Foraging: 9. Optimizing encounter rates 10. Levy flight foraging 11. Other search models Part IV. Finale: A Broader Context: 12. Superdiffusive random searches 13. Adaptational versus emergent superdiffusion 14. Perspectives and open problems Appendices References Index.