Are animals capable of Bayesian updating? An empirical review

Oikos

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 252-259

  Valone, Thomas J ^a  

^a SAINT LOUIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING;

ANIMALIA; AVES; INSECTA; MAMMALIA;

EID: 33645113906     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2006.13465.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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