The role of behavioural ecology in the design of bio-inspired technology

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 74, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1813-1819

  Stafford, Richard ^a   Santer, Roger D ^b   Rind, F Claire ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIOTECHNOLOGY; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LOCUST; NERVOUS SYSTEM; ROBOTICS;

EID: 36749054141     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.07.015     Document Type: Article

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