Searching and learning in a random environment

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 177, Issue 4, 1995, Pages 417-429

  Krakauer, David C ^a   Rodríguez Gironés, Miguel A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

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EID: 0029624349     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1995.0258     Document Type: Article

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