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ExtremeBDS [4]
2 years ago
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A heron, a large wading bird, is hunting in a pond that contains three types of prey: fish, frogs, and snakes. All three types o

f prey are abundant and provide the same amount of energy to the heron. The heron has the highest handling time capturing fish, an intermediate handling time capturing snakes, and the lowest handling time capturing frogs. What prey item would foraging theory predict that the heron should catch most frequently
Biology
1 answer:
r-ruslan [8.4K]2 years ago
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The preferred prey item would be frogs.

What is optimal foraging theory?

It is a theory in ecology that proposes that predating animals that get the most energy from minimal efforts are favored by natural selection.

In order words, selection forces prefer investing minimum energy in order to extract maximally available energy.

In this case, the heron needs to use the lowest time to harvest the maximum energy possible. Since all the preys offer the same amount of energy, the one that requires the lowest time would be preferable for the heron.

In other words, frogs would be the most preferable prey.

More on foraging theory can be found here: brainly.com/question/16970714

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