Personality traits in dumpling squid (Euprymna tasmanica): Context-specific traits and their correlation with biological characteristics

Journal of Comparative Psychology

Volumn 119, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 99-110

  Sinn, David L ^a   Moltschaniwskyj, Natalie A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TASMANIA   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CEPHALOPOD; ENVIRONMENT; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DECAPODIFORMES; ENVIRONMENT; PHENOTYPE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 15244351348     PISSN: 07357036     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1037/0735-7036.119.1.99     Document Type: Article

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