Integrating function and mechanism

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 24, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 670-675

  McNamara, John M ^a   Houston, Alasdair I ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; DECISION MAKING; ECOLOGICAL APPROACH; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; EVOLUTION;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 71849100330     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2009.05.011     Document Type: Review

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