Resource value and the context dependence of receiver behaviour

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 275, Issue 1648, 2008, Pages 2201-2206

  Tibbetts, Elizabeth A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MICHIGAN   (United States)

Author keywords

Badge of status; Conventional signal; Deception; Game theory; Honesty; Sparrow

Indexed keywords

SUGAR;

BIRD; FIGHTING; GAME THEORY; HONEST SIGNALING; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; RESOURCE AVAILABILITY; SIGNAL; WASP;

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPETITION; CONTROLLED STUDY; EATING; FIGHTING; NONHUMAN; PHENOTYPE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SOCIAL ASPECT; STARVATION; WASP;

ANIMALIA; POLISTES DOMINULUS;

EID: 49749131596     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2008.0477     Document Type: Article

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