Social Learning in Insects - From Miniature Brains to Consensus Building

Current Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 16, 2007, Pages

  Leadbeater, Ellouise ^a   Chittka, Lars ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; BRAIN; INSECT; LEARNING; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BRAIN; INSECTS; LEARNING;

APIS MELLIFERA; FORMICIDAE; HEXAPODA;

EID: 34547869243     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2007.06.012     Document Type: Review

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