Information Ecology: an integrative framework for studying animal behavior

Information Ecology: an integrative framework for studying animal behavior
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信息生态学:研究动物行为的综合框架

DOI:
10.1016/j.tree.2023.05.017
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发表时间:
2023
影响因子:
16.8
通讯作者:
Beehner, Jacinta C.
Beehner, Jacinta C.
中科院分区:
生物学1区
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作者:
Bergman, Thore J.;Beehner, Jacinta C.

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信息对动物来说是一种宝贵的资源,对研究人员来说也是一种易处理的变量。我们建议用信息生态学来描述研究个体动物如何利用信息来增强适应性的研究。明确关注动物行为中的信息并不新奇-我们只是建立在这些想法的基础上,并促进一种统一的方法来研究动物如何以及为什么使用信息。信息对动物的价值有利于基于实地研究的理论丰富的适应性方法。与此同时,我们操纵信息的能力有助于以实验室为基础的强大研究方法。信息生态学提出了三个问题:什么信息是可用的?如何使用(或不使用)?为什么要使用(或不使用)?
Information is simultaneously a valuable resource for animals and a tractable variable for researchers. We propose the name Information Ecology to describe research focused on how individual animals use information to enhance fitness. An explicit focus on information in animal behavior is far from novel – we simply build on these ideas and promote a unified approach to how and why animals use information. The value of information to animals favors the theoretically rich adaptive approach of field-based research. Simultaneously, our ability to manipulate information lends itself to the strong methods of laboratory-based research. Information Ecology asks three questions: What information is available? How is it used (or not)? And, why is it used (or not)?