Fantino E
Behav Anal. 1985 Fall;8(2):151-7. doi: 10.1007/BF03393147.
Recent trends in behavioral ecology and behavior analysis suggest that the two disciplines complement one another, underscoring the desirability of an integrated approach to behavior. Three examples from the foraging literature illustrate the potential value of an interdisciplinary approach. For example, a model of natural selection for foraging efficiency-optimal foraging theory-makes several predictions consistent with an hypothesis of a more proximate phenomenon, the reduction in delay to primary reinforcement. Not only are the ecological and behavior analytic approaches to behavior complementary, but each may provide insights into the operation of controlling variables in situations usually thought of as being the other's domain.
行为生态学和行为分析的最新趋势表明，这两个学科相互补充，强调了采用综合行为研究方法的必要性。觅食文献中的三个例子说明了跨学科方法的潜在价值。例如，一个关于觅食效率自然选择的模型——最优觅食理论——做出了几个与一个更直接现象的假设相一致的预测，即减少到初级强化的延迟。行为的生态和行为分析方法不仅相互补充，而且在通常被认为属于对方领域的情况下，每一种方法都可能为控制变量的运作提供见解。
