A theoretical comparison of the consumer surplus and the elasticities of demand as measures of motivational strength

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 65, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 157-178

  Kirkden, R D ^a,b   Edwards, J S S ^a   Broom, D M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; ELASTICITY; THEORETICAL STUDY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037270339     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/anbe.2002.2035     Document Type: Article

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