The value of being a resource specialist: Behavioral support for a neural hypothesis

American Naturalist

Volumn 151, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 451-464

  Bernays, E A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

Author keywords

Diet breadth; Feeding behavior; Information overload; Neural constraint; Resource specialization; Vigilance

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL RISK; EVOLUTION; NEURAL HYPOTHESIS;

EID: 0031899214     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/286132     Document Type: Article

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