Setting tool use within the context of animal construction behaviour

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 23, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 73-78

  Hansell, Mike ^a   Ruxton, Graeme D ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COGNITION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; TOOL USE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIRD; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; NESTING; TOOL USE;

ANIMALS; BIRDS; COGNITION; EVOLUTION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; TOOL USE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 38849186123     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2007.10.006     Document Type: Article

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