State subsidies induce gray jays to accept greater danger: An ecologically rational response?

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 61, Issue 8, 2007, Pages 1261-1266

  Waite, Thomas A ^a   Nevai, Andrew L ^a   Passino, Kevin M ^b  

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b The Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

Decision making; Gray jays; Impulsivity; Perisoreus canadensis; Rationality; State

Indexed keywords

CACHING; COMPENSATION; DECISION MAKING; FITNESS; PASSERINE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; PERISOREUS; PERISOREUS CANADENSIS;

EID: 34248388824     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-007-0356-8     Document Type: Article

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