Individual differences in sampling behaviour predict social information use in zebra finches

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 66, Issue 9, 2012, Pages 1259-1265

  Rosa, Patricia ^a   Nguyen, Viviane ^a   Dubois, Frédérique ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Inter individual differences; Sampling behaviour; Social information use; Social learning strategy; Uncertainty

Indexed keywords

LABORATORY METHOD; LEARNING; MATING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; SAMPLING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; UNCERTAINTY ANALYSIS;

ANIMALIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 84865664005     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-012-1379-3     Document Type: Article

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