Patch exploitation as choice: Symmetric choice in an asymmetric situation?

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 81, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 683-689

  Stephens, David W ^a   Dunlap, Aimee S ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MINNESOTA   (United States)

^b The University of Arizona   (United States)

Author keywords

Blue jay; Choice; Foraging; Impulsivity; Patch exploitation

Indexed keywords

ASYMMETRY; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CAPTIVE POPULATION; DECISION MAKING; FOOD AVAILABILITY; HUNGER; PASSERINE; PATCH USE; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; CYANOCITTA; CYANOCITTA CRISTATA;

EID: 79952738676     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.12.007     Document Type: Article

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