Specialization in multi-agent systems through learning

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 76, Issue 5, 1997, Pages 375-382

  Murciano, Antonio ^a   Millán, José Del R ^b   Zamora, Javier ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^b JOINT RESEARCH CENTRE   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL PLANNING; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT DESIGN; LEARNING; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 0031133050     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004220050351     Document Type: Article

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