Information and its use by animals in evolutionary ecology

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 20, Issue 4, 2005, Pages 187-193

  Dall, Sasha R X ^a   Giraldeau, Luc Alain ^b   Olsson, Ola ^c   McNamara, John M ^d   Stephens, David W ^e  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^c LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 14944363098     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2005.01.010     Document Type: Review

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