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Thomas J. Valone
Researcher at Saint Louis University
Publications - 77
Citations - 8122
Thomas J. Valone is an academic researcher from Saint Louis University. The author has contributed to research in topics: Abundance (ecology) & Foraging. The author has an hindex of 41, co-authored 77 publications receiving 7661 citations. Previous affiliations of Thomas J. Valone include University of Illinois at Chicago & University of Rochester.
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Public information: from nosy neighbors to cultural evolution.
TL;DR: A large body of evidence suggests that human decision-making is strongly influenced by the behavior of others, which may then affect biological evolution.
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Ecological Principles and Guidelines for Managing the Use of Land
Virginia H. Dale,Sandra Brown,R A Haeuber,N. T. Hobbs,Nancy J. Huntly,Robert J. Naiman,William E. Riebsame,Monica G. Turner,Thomas J. Valone +8 more
TL;DR: In this article, the authors present a survey of decision-making levels in the United States and examples of their land-use management powers, both regulatory and non-regulatory.
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Potential disadvantages of using socially acquired information
TL;DR: It is predicted that when erroneous cascades are costly, individuals should pay attention only to socially generated cues and not behavioural decisions, and suggest three scenarios that might be examples of informational cascades in nature.
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Reorganization of an arid ecosystem in response to recent climate change
TL;DR: This work documents the reorganization of an arid ecosystem that has occurred since the late 1970s, when the density of woody shrubs increased 3-fold and several previously common animal species went locally extinct, while other previously rare species increased.
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Public information for the assessment of quality: a widespread social phenomenon
TL;DR: It is proposed that the use of public information about the quality of environmental resources, obtained by monitoring the sampling behaviour of others, may be a widespread social phenomenon allowing individuals to make faster, more accurate assessments of their environment.