Synchronization of behaviour in pairs: the role of communication and consequences in timing

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1735-1742

  Dostálková, Iva ^a   Špinka, Marek ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH BOHEMIA   (Czech Republic)

^b INSTITUTE OF ANIMAL SCIENCE   (Czech Republic)

Author keywords

communication; decision making; group behaviour; modelling of behaviour; optimization; strategies; synchronization; timing of behaviour

Indexed keywords

COMMUNICATION BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; GROUP BEHAVIOR; OPTIMIZATION; PAIR BOND; SYNCHRONY; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 36749027774     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.04.014     Document Type: Article

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