The use and misuse of public information by foraging red crossbills

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 10, Issue 1, 1999, Pages 54-62

  Smith, Julie W ^a   Benkman, Craig W ^a   Coffey, Kimberly ^a  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Assortative flocking; Crossbills; Feeding performance; Flocking; Foraging behavior; Loxia curvirostra; Optimal patch sampling; Public information; Speciation

Indexed keywords

FORAGING EFFICIENCY; GROUP BEHAVIOR; PATCH USE;

ANIMALIA; LOXIA; LOXIA CURVIROSTRA;

EID: 0032935526     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/10.1.54     Document Type: Article

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