Does group foraging promote efficient exploitation of resources?

Oikos

Volumn 111, Issue 2, 2005, Pages 403-407

  Beauchamp, Guy ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); EXPLOITATION; FOOD INTAKE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GROUP BEHAVIOR; PATCHINESS; RESOURCE USE;

EID: 26444552476     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2005.14136.x     Document Type: Article

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