Abstract
The analogies between the economies of man and nature are extended to define the cost (metabolic costs)-benefit function (functional response) in predator-prey interactions. Economic theory is used to assess the within individual and within population partitioning of energy (currency) to growth, reproduction and respiration, and the effects of energy partitioning on fitness (profit) and adaptedness (stability). Fisher's theory of fitness maximization is used as a criterion to assess the survival strategies of the species. Implications of findings to the green revolution are addressed. -from Authors
Original language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 271-287 |
Number of pages | 17 |
Journal | Acta Oecologica/Oecologia Generalis |
Volume | 4 |
Issue number | 3 |
State | Published - 1 Jan 1983 |
Externally published | Yes |
ASJC Scopus subject areas
- General Environmental Science
- General Earth and Planetary Sciences