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Tim W. Fawcett

University of ExeterORCID 0000-0001-6337-901XUnclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintJul 20, 2026

Acorn-omics: Optimal Foraging Behaviour Generates Steep Discounting and Preference Reversals in Laboratory Tasks

Y.L. Burnham, Tim W. Fawcett, Lisa A. Leaver, Andrew D. Higginson

This paper develops a dynamic optimization model to show that steep discounting in laboratory tasks may result from artificial conditions, not natural foraging behavior.

DOI 10.64898/2026.07.13.738182

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