Scrounging herbivores use both patch quality and dominance status of patch holders when deciding which patch to join.
One of the major costs of group living is increased competition due to social information. Social information allows foragers to gain information about the location and the quality of food patches from observing other group members. Ultimately, this allows social foragers to use resources more effic...
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2013
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/10413/10197 |