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. 2013 Jun;36(3):215-6.
doi: 10.1017/S0140525X12002385. Epub 2013 May 10.

Bayesian animals sense ecological constraints to predict fitness and organize individually flexible reproductive decisions

Patricia Adair Gowaty  1 , Stephen P Hubbell
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Bayesian animals sense ecological constraints to predict fitness and organize individually flexible reproductive decisions

Patricia Adair Gowaty et al. Behav Brain Sci. 2013 Jun.

Abstract

A quantitative theory of reproductive decisions (Gowaty & Hubbell 2009) says that individuals use updated priors from constantly changing demographic circumstances to predict their futures to adjust actions flexibly and adaptively. Our ecological/evolutionary models of ultimate causes seem consistent with Clark's ideas and thus suggest an opportunity for a unified proximate and ultimate theory of Bayesian animal brains, senses, and actions.

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