On the value of information: Studying changes in patch assessment abilities through learning

Oikos

Volumn 112, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 298-310

  Vásquez, Rodrigo A ^a   Grossi, Bruno ^a   Natalia Marquez I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHILE   (Chile)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BAYESIAN ANALYSIS; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; LEARNING; PATCH USE; RODENT;

CHILE; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMALIA; CAVIOMORPHA; OCTODON DEGUS; RODENTIA;

EID: 33645123895     PISSN: 00301299     EISSN: 16000706     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.0030-1299.2006.13530.x     Document Type: Conference Paper

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