A modelling framework for understanding social insect foraging

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 131-144

  Sumpter, D J T ^a,c   Pratt, S C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INSECT;

APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0038006757     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-002-0549-0     Document Type: Review

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