Speed-accuracy tradeoffs in animal decision making

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 7, 2009, Pages 400-407

  Chittka, Lars ^a   Skorupski, Peter ^a   Raine, Nigel E ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

COGNITION; FLOWER; MATE CHOICE; POLLINATOR; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; SIGNALING; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; DECISION MAKING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 67649411613     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2009.02.010     Document Type: Review

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