Spontaneous emergence of leaders and followers in foraging pairs

Cowlishaw, Guy ; Pettifor, Richard A. ; Rowcliffe, J. Marcus ; Johnstone, Rufus A. ; Rands, Sean A.

[s.l.] : Macmillian Magazines Ltd.
Published 2003
ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
Chemistry and Pharmacology
Medicine
Natural Sciences in General
Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Animals that forage socially often stand to gain from coordination of their behaviour. Yet it is not known how group members reach a consensus on the timing of foraging bouts. Here we demonstrate a simple process by which this may occur. We develop a state-dependent, dynamic game model of ...
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Electronic Resource
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