Question

Suppose a predator has a diet with an average energetic content of 215 kcal per prey item. The average handling time is 10 min and the average search time is 18 minutes. There is a new prey item available with a handling time of 200 kcal and a handling in EiĒ time of 12 minutes. Should the predator add this prey item to the diet? Use the equation: to support your answer. This equation is found in the predation part 1 video. TTT Arial 3 (12pt) TE E 50 25

Answer 1

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According to equation Ei > (1 31), if data statisfy this equation pocy is profitable for predator otherwise, it is not a good choice - Here given Ei = 200 kcal Ē = 215 kcal - hi- lamin ñ = 10 min Š - 18 min Putting values in equation above we get = statisfy 16.66 > 7.67 equation, show consider it should this It prey