Foraging

Foragingis the act ofhuntingor gathering food. For example,cattleforagegrassto eat. The idea of animals foraging is calledforage theory,and was first proposed in 1966.^[1]^[2]^[3]

Humans that forage are often calledhunter-gatherers,who find and eat (wild) animals and plants withoutdomesticationof them (people whofarmplants are not hunter-gatherers, as they have grown them themselves).

References

↑Emlen J. M (1966),"The role of time and energy in food preference",The American Naturalist,100(916): 611–617,doi:10.1086/282455,JSTOR 2459299,S2CID 85723900
↑Hughes, Roger N, ed. (1989),Behavioural mechanisms of food selection,London & New York, p. v,ISBN 0-387-51762-6{{citation}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
↑MacArthur R.H. & Pianka E.R (1966), "On the optimal use of a patchy environment.",The American Naturalist,100(916): 603–9,doi:10.1086/282454,JSTOR 2459298,S2CID 86675558

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[Emlen1966-1] Emlen J. M (1966),"The role of time and energy in food preference",The American Naturalist,100(916): 611–617,doi:10.1086/282455,JSTOR 2459299,S2CID 85723900

[Hughes1989-2] Hughes, Roger N, ed. (1989),Behavioural mechanisms of food selection,London & New York, p. v,ISBN 0-387-51762-6{{citation}}:CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

[MaArthur&Pianka1966-3] MacArthur R.H. & Pianka E.R (1966), "On the optimal use of a patchy environment.",The American Naturalist,100(916): 603–9,doi:10.1086/282454,JSTOR 2459298,S2CID 86675558

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