State-dependent choice and ecological rationality

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 247, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 471-479

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

^a OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Ohio State University   (United States)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

CACHING; DECISION MAKING; FITNESS; MODELING; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK; RATIONALIZATION; SAFETY;

ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; DEFENSE MECHANISM; ENERGY CONSUMPTION; EVOLUTIONARY ADAPTATION; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; HAZARD ASSESSMENT; NONHUMAN; PREDATION RISK; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; RISK ASSESSMENT; SAFETY; SUPPLEMENTATION;

ADAPTATION, PSYCHOLOGICAL; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIRDS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGY; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FOOD; MODELS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; SAFETY;

ANIMALIA; CORVIDAE; PERISOREUS; PERISOREUS CANADENSIS;

EID: 34250666240     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: 10958541     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2007.03.029     Document Type: Article

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