Modelling sensory limitation: the role of tree selection, memory and information transfer in bats' roost searching strategies.
Sensory limitation plays an important role in the evolution of animal behaviour. Animals have to find objects of interest (e.g. food, shelters, predators). When sensory abilities are strongly limited, animals adjust their behaviour to maximize chances for success. Bats are nocturnal, live in complex...
Main Authors: | Ireneusz Ruczyński, Kamil A Bartoń |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2012-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3441568?pdf=render |
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