When to use social information: the advantage of large group size in individual decision making

scientific article published on April 2007

When to use social information: the advantage of large group size in individual decision making is …
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P356DOI10.1098/RSBL.2007.0017
P932PMC publication ID2104485
P698PubMed publication ID17284400
P5875ResearchGate publication ID6521126

P50authorGuy CowlishawQ91743445
P2093author name stringAndrew J King
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P433issue2
P921main subjectdecision makingQ1331926
P304page(s)137-139
P577publication date2007-04-01
P1433published inBiology LettersQ43341
P1476titleWhen to use social information: the advantage of large group size in individual decision making
P478volume3

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