Frugivorous bats evaluate the quality of social information when choosing novel foods
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M. Teague O'Mara,a,b,c,d,e Dina K.N. Dechmann,a,c,d and Rachel A. Page3 asmithsonian Tropical Research Institute, Balboa, Anc6n, Panama, bzukunftskolleg, University of Konstanz, Universitasstr. 10, 78464 Konstanz, Germany, coepartment of Biology, University of Konstanz, Universitasstr. 10, 78464 Konstanz, Germany, dDepartment of Migration and Immune-ecology, Max Planck Institute for Ornithology, Am Obstberg 1, 78315 Radolfzell, Germany, and 9 School of Human Evolution & Social Change, Arizona State University, 900 S. Cady Mall, Tempe, AZ 85287, USA
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تاریخ انتشار 2014