On Optimal Use of a Patchy Environment

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This paper, published in 1966, received 3.4k indexed citations. Written by Robert H. MacArthur and Eric R. Pianka covering the research area of Sociology and Political Science, Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics and Ecology. It is primarily cited by scholars working on Ecology (1.9k citations), Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics (1.1k citations) and Nature and Landscape Conservation (1.0k citations). Published in The American Naturalist.

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