Modeling collective animal behavior with a cognitive perspective: A methodological framework

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 6, 2012, Pages

  Weitz, Sebastian ^a   Blanco, Stéphane ^a   Fournier, Richard ^a   Gautrais, Jacques ^b   Jost, Christian ^b   Theraulaz, Guy ^b  

^a Natl Sup d'Electrotechnique d'Electronique d'Informatique et d'Hydraulique de Toulouse   (France)

^b Université de Toulouse 3 Paul Sabatier   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANT; ARTICLE; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CONTROLLED STUDY; EXPERIMENTAL MODEL; INDIVIDUALITY; LABORATORY TEST; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; QUANTITATIVE STUDY; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THEORETICAL STUDY; TRANSLATIONAL RESEARCH; VALIDATION STUDY;

ANIMALS; ANTS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CADAVER; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, STATISTICAL; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84862742009     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0038588     Document Type: Article

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