Paying for information: Partial loads in central place foragers

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 151-161

  Dornhaus, A ^a,b   Collins, E J ^b   Dechaume Moncharmont, F X ^b   Houston, A I ^b   Franks, N R ^b   McNamara, J M ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ARIZONA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Central place foraging; Honeybees; Information center; Partial loads; Recruitment

Indexed keywords

ANT; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; FOOD SUPPLY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; FORAGING EFFICIENCY; HONEYBEE; INFORMATION;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 33749425113     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-006-0246-5     Document Type: Article

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