A cybernetic perspective on food protection in rats: Simple rules can generate complex and adaptable behaviour

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 82, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 659-666

  Bell, Heather C ^a   Pellis, Sergio M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LETHBRIDGE   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cybernetics; Dodging; Perceptual Control Theory; Rat; Robbing

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; COGNITION; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; PSYCHOLOGY; ROBBING; RODENT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; RATTUS;

EID: 80052720810     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2011.06.016     Document Type: Article

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