Ants, rationality, and recruitment

Quarterly Journal of Economics

Volumn 108, Issue 1, 1993, Pages 137-156

  Kirman, Alan ^a  

^a EUROPEAN UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE   (Italy)

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EID: 84960597456     PISSN: 00335533     EISSN: 15314650     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/2118498     Document Type: Article

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