The emergence of variance-sensitivity with successful decision rules

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 576-583

  Buchkremer, Eva Maria ^a   Reinhold, Klaus ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Decision rule; Long term maximization; Model; Optimal foraging; Risk sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BIOENERGETICS; DECISION MAKING; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77951136297     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq026     Document Type: Article

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