Frequency-dependent payoffs and sequential decision-making favour consistent tactic use

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1735, 2012, Pages 1977-1985

  Dubois, Frédérique ^a   Giraldeau, Luc Alain ^b   Réale, Denis ^b  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Frequency dependence; Individual differences; Personality; Producer scrounger game; Sequential decision making; Social information use

Indexed keywords

INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; INDIVIDUAL-BASED MODEL; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PRODUCER-SCROUNGER INTERACTION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 84859386759     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.2342     Document Type: Article

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