Adaptive collective foraging in groups with conflicting nutritional needs

Collective foraging, based on positive feedback and quorum responses, is believed to improve the foraging efficiency of animals. Nutritional models suggest that social information transfer increases the ability of foragers with closely aligned nutritional needs to find nutrients and maintain a balan...

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Main Authors: Alistair M. Senior, Mathieu Lihoreau, Michael A. Charleston, Jerome Buhl, David Raubenheimer, Stephen J. Simpson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: The Royal Society 2016-01-01
Series:Royal Society Open Science
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Online Access:https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/pdf/10.1098/rsos.150638