Diversity of speed-accuracy strategies benefits social insects

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  Burns, James G ^a   Dyer, Adrian G ^b  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; BEE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWER; LEARNING; LETTER; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; ASSOCIATION LEARNING; BEES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; REWARD;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 54149112564     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.08.028     Document Type: Letter

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