The discounting-by-interruptions hypothesis: model and experiment

Samuel E. Henly; Allison Ostdiek; Erika Blackwell; Sarah Knutie; Aimee S. Dunlap; David W. Stephens

doi:10.1093/beheco/arm110

The discounting-by-interruptions hypothesis: model and experiment

Samuel E. Henly, Allison Ostdiek, Erika Blackwell, Sarah Knutie, Aimee S. Dunlap, David W. Stephens

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Original language	American English
Journal	Behavioral Ecology
Volume	19
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1093/beheco/arm110
State	Published - Nov 19 2007
Externally published	Yes

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