Future value and patch choice in least chipmunks

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 55, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 1571-1581

  Devenport, Lynn ^a   Humphries, Tom ^a   Devenport, Jill ^a  

^a NONE

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

DECISION MAKING; FORAGING BEHAVIOUR; NON-RENEWABLE RESOURCE; PATCH DEPLETION;

ANIMALIA; RODENTIA; TAMIAS MINIMUS; UNDETERMINED SCIURIDAE 'CHIPMUNKS';

EID: 0032102647     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.1997.0710     Document Type: Article

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