WHY ANIMALS COME TOGETHER, WITH THE SPECIAL CASE OF MIXED-SPECIES BIRD FLOCKS

Group living is a widespread, ubiquitous biological phenomenon in the animal kingdom that has attracted considerable attention in many different contexts. The availability of food and the presence of predators represent the two main factors believed to favor group life. In this review, major theorie...

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Main Author: Gabriel Jaime Colorado Zuluaga
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidad EIA
Series:Revista EIA
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1794-12372013000100005&lng=en&tlng=en