An operating cost of learning in Drosophila melanogaster

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 68, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 589-598

  Mery, Frederic ^a   Kawecki, Tadeusz J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FRIBOURG   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

EGG PRODUCTION; FITNESS; LEARNING; OVIPOSITION; RESOURCE ALLOCATION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; MELANOGASTER;

EID: 7944229395     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2003.12.005     Document Type: Article

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