The behavioral ecology of a cognitive constraint: Limited attention

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 14, Issue 2, 2003, Pages 151-156

  Clark, Colin W ^a   Dukas, Reuven ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b SIMON FRASER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Attention; Cognition; Constraint; Foraging; Predation risk

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COGNITION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 0037356453     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/14.2.151     Document Type: Article

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