The significance of theories in behavioural ecology for solving problems in applied ethology - Possibilities and limitations

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 97, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 85-104

  Andersen, Inger Lise ^a   Nævdal, Eric ^a   Bøe, Knut Egil ^a   Bakken, Morten ^a  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

Author keywords

Behavioural ecology; Domestic animals; Game theory; Optimality modelling

Indexed keywords

DOMESTIC SPECIES;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 33644594318     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2005.11.020     Document Type: Conference Paper

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