Social influences on foraging by rooks (Corvus frugilegus)

Behaviour

Volumn 145, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 1101-1124

  Dally, Joanna M ^a   Clayton, Nicola S ^b   Emery, Nathan J ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UK   (United Kingdom)

^c QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Corvids; Feeding behavior; Rooks; Social facilitation; Social learning

Indexed keywords

AVES; CORVIDA; CORVUS FRUGILEGUS;

EID: 44349165627     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853908784474470     Document Type: Article

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