Influence of conspecific attraction on the spatial distribution of learning foragers in a patchy habitat

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 66, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 671-682

  Beauchamp, G ^a,b   Belisle M ^a,c   Giraldeau, L A ^a  

^a Gina Cody School of Engineering and Computer Science   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LAVAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Conspecific attraction; Ideal free distribution; Interference; Learning; Scrounging

Indexed keywords

CONSPECIFIC ATTRACTION; LEARNING FORAGER; PATCHY HABITAT; SPATIAL DISTRIBUTION;

EID: 0030866610     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/5920     Document Type: Article

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