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so. In this case, chemical changes downstream may provide further quantifiable cues
for a searching predator.
The problems sketched above are all essentially self-contained; precise questions
can be formulated and solved in an abstract world where, even when complications
exist, they are known and quantifiable. They should, however, be viewed in the
context of the practical challenges motivating them. There is scope for search and
rendezvous theory to make a direct impact on issues such as habitat conservation,
sustainable management, or biodiversity and ecosystem-level function. Similar sets
of problems and opportunities exist at the cellular and microbiological scales, with
rapid technology-driven changes in volume and specificity of data. The challenges
will be both fascinating and important. The key ingredient is the determined, and
possibly slow and painful, communication across the disciplinary boundaries.
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