A simpler, more general method of finding the optimal foraging strategy for Bayesian birds

Oikos

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 274-284

  Green, Richard F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA DULUTH   (United States)

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Indexed keywords

AVIFAUNA; BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY;

AVES;

EID: 33645119265     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2006.13462.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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