When rate maximization is impulsive

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 1255-1265

  Pavlic, Theodore P ^a   Passino, Kevin M ^a,b  

^a The Ohio State University   (United States)

^b OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Impulsiveness; Impulsivity; Optimal foraging; Rationality; Self control; Simultaneous encounters

Indexed keywords

DIET; ECOLOGICAL MODELING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FOOD PREFERENCE; HANDLING TIME; NATURAL SELECTION; OPTIMUM FORAGING THEORY; RODENT;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 77954534323     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-0940-1     Document Type: Article

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