Swarm intelligence in animals and humans

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 28-34

  Krause, Jens ^a,b   Ruxton, Graeme D ^c   Krause, Stefan ^d  

^a LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

^b HUMBOLDT UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^d LÜBECK UNIVERSITY OF APPLIED SCIENCES   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; COGNITION; HOMINID; INNOVATION; RESEARCH WORK;

ANIMAL; EVOLUTION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 72049105806     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2009.06.016     Document Type: Review

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