Individual differences and reproductive success in yellow-bellied marmots

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 15, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 207-233

  Armitage, K B ^a   Van Vuren, D H ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KANSAS   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral phenotypes; Individuality; Life history traits; Marmota flaviventris; Mirror image stimulation; Reproductive success; Shy bold continuum

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIOR; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPE; PRINCIPAL COMPONENT ANALYSIS; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS;

ANIMALIA; ARENA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0142247285     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/08927014.2003.9522668     Document Type: Article

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