Essay
Consider a mouse that can forage in one of two fields. The south field has three times more seeds than the north field. However, an owl (a predator that eats mice) lives at the south field. The mouse forages in the north field despite the fact that it contains less food. This is an example of:
a. optimal diet composition.
b. diet mixing.
c. risk-sensitive foraging.
d. central-place foraging.
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