Exploring foraging decisions in a social primate using discrete-choice models

American Naturalist

Volumn 180, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 481-495

  Marshall, Harry H ^a,b   Carter, Alecia J ^a,c   Coulson, Tim ^b   Marcus Rowcliffe, J ^a   Cowlishaw, Guy ^a  

^a INSTITUTE OF ZOOLOGY   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^c AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Chacma baboons; Habitat dependent; Individual dependent; Interference competition; Multifactor; Social foraging

Indexed keywords

DISCRETE CHOICE ANALYSIS; DOMINANCE; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT AVAILABILITY; INTERFERENCE COMPETITION; PRIMATE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; TRADE-OFF; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DECISION MAKING; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PAPIO URSINUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; MALE; PAPIO URSINUS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; PAPIO; PAPIO URSINUS; PRIMATES;

EID: 84866338734     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/667587     Document Type: Article

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