An individual's gain in a foraging group

Annales Zoologici Fennici

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 1999, Pages 129-138

  Rita, Hannu ^a   Ranta, Esa ^a  

^a NONE

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ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GROUP BEHAVIOR;

EID: 0032719059     PISSN: 0003455X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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