Omnia tempus habent: Habitat-specific differences in olfactory learning and decision making in parasitic wasps

Animal Cognition

Volumn 16, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 223-232

  Thiel, Andra ^a   Schlake, Sarah ^a   Kosior, David ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BREMEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Foraging; Habitat variability; Olfactory learning; Speed accuracy trade off; Value of information; Venturia canescens

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; ODOR; PSYCHOLOGY; WASP;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FEMALE; LEARNING; MALE; SMELL; WASPS;

EID: 84874067933     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-012-0567-x     Document Type: Article

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