Learning by proportional observation in a species of fish

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 570-575

  Pike, Thomas W ^a   Kendal, Jeremy R ^b   Rendell, Luke E ^a   Laland, Kevin N ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^b DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Evolutionary game theory; Nine spined stickleback; Social learning strategy

Indexed keywords

EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; GAME THEORY; LEARNING; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPECIALIZATION; TELEOST;

ANIMALIA; PUNGITIUS PUNGITIUS;

EID: 77951120042     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq025     Document Type: Article

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