How often do animals lie about their intentions? An experimental test

American Naturalist

Volumn 173, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 337-346

  Laidre, Mark E ^a  

^a PRINCETON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Bluffing; Cues; Honesty; Intervening contingencies; Truthful signaling

Indexed keywords

ANTAGONISM; CRAB; DISPLAY BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HONEST SIGNALING;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANOMURA; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CONFLICT; GAME; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ANOMURA; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); GAME THEORY; INTENTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); INVERTEBRATA; PAGURUS BERNHARDUS;

EID: 61849150481     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/596530     Document Type: Article

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