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Looking for a Post Doc for a research on the behavioral game between a predator and its prey A predator in a patchy environment should consider the anti-predatory behavior of its prey and use tactics such as managing the fear of the prey to maximize prey capture. To
avoid predation the prey should use time allocation and vigilance. The prey behavior is also dependent on prey density and the behavior of other prey individuals in the other patches. We studied the behavioral game of two players in an artificial arena that was built specifically
for this purpose in which a fish eating bird – little egret – is free to capture fish that are found in three different
fish pools. The fish can chose to either hide undercover or to forage for food in the risky part of the pool. The on going study, which is supported by a new ISF grant, deals mostly with building and testing the predictions of game models. Prof. Bill Mitchell
(Indiana Stat University) is in charge of the game modeling effort.
We offer a Post doc position (1/1/16 – 30/9/17). We prefer a candidate with earlier experience in animal behavior and game theory. Earlier results of this study can be seen in the following publications:Katz,
1. Katz, M. Z. Abramsky, B. P. Kotler, O. Altstein & M. L. Rosenzweig.
2010. Playing the waiting game: predator and prey in a test environment. Evolutionary Ecology Research. 12:
793-801. 2.
Katz, W. M. Z. Abramsky, B.P. Kotler, M.L. Rosenzweig, O. Alteshtein & G. Vasserman.
2013. Optimal foraging of Little Egrets and their prey in a foraging game in a patchy environment. American Naturalist 181: 381-395. 3. Katz, W.M.
Zvika Abramsky, Burt P Kotler, Inbar Roth, Ofir Altestein1& Michael L. Rosenzweig. 2014. A predator-prey behavioural game: How does number of food patches influence foraging tactics? Evolutionary Ecology Research
16: 19-35. 4. Katz, M. Zvika Abramsky, Burt P. Kotler, Inbar Roth, Stav. Livne Ofir Altstein, and Michael L. Rosenzweig. 2015. A predator-prey foraging
game: How does prey density influence tactics? Evolutionary Ecology Research. 16:323-335. For more details get in touch with Prof. Zvika Abramsky: Tel - +972 528795851
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[email protected] Professor Zvika Abramsky
Department of Life Sciences Ben Gurion University Beer Sheva, Israel Tel - + 972 86461342 Fax - +9726479239 Mobile - +972528795851 |
