Learning and animal movement

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dc.contributor.authorLewis, Mark A.
dc.contributor.authorFagan, William F.
dc.contributor.authorAuger-Méthé, Marie
dc.contributor.authorFrair, Jacqueline
dc.contributor.authorFryxell, John M.
dc.contributor.authorGros, Claudius
dc.contributor.authorGurarie, Eliezer
dc.contributor.authorHealy, Susan D.
dc.contributor.authorMerkle, Jerod A.
dc.date.accessioned2025-04-15T19:22:06Z
dc.date.available2025-04-15T19:22:06Z
dc.date.issued2021
dc.description.abstractIntegrating diverse concepts from animal behavior, movement ecology, and machine learning, we develop an overview of the ecology of learning and animal movement. Learning-based movement is clearly relevant to ecological problems, but the subject is rooted firmly in psychology, including a distinct terminology. We contrast this psychological origin of learning with the task-oriented perspective on learning that has emerged from the field of machine learning. We review conceptual frameworks that characterize the role of learning in movement, discuss emerging trends, and summarize recent developments in the analysis of movement data. We also discuss the relative advantages of different modeling approaches for exploring the learning-movement interface. We explore in depth how individual and social modalities of learning can matter to the ecology of animal movement, and highlight how diverse kinds of field studies, ranging from translocation efforts to manipulative experiments, can provide critical insight into the learning process in animal movement.
dc.description.reviewstatusReviewed
dc.description.scholarlevelFaculty
dc.description.sponsorshipWe acknowledge the following grants for supporting this research: NSERC Discovery (ML and MA-M), NSF DMS-1853465 (WF and EG), and Canada Research Chairs Program (ML and MA-M).
dc.identifier.citationLewis, M. A., Fagan, W. F., Auger-Méthé, M., Frair, J., Fryxell, J. M., Gros, C., Gurarie, E., Healy, S. D., & Merkle, J. A. (2021). Learning and animal movement. Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution, 9. https://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.681704
dc.identifier.urihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fevo.2021.681704
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/1828/21928
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherFrontiers in Ecology and Evolution
dc.rightsCC BY 4.0
dc.rights.urihttps://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Biology
dc.subject.departmentDepartment of Mathematics and Statistics
dc.titleLearning and animal movement
dc.typeArticle

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