Behavioral syndromes: An integrative overview

Quarterly Review of Biology

Volumn 79, Issue 3, 2004, Pages 241-277

  Sih, Andrew ^a   Bell, Alison M ^a,d   Johnson, J Chadwick ^b,e   Ziemba, Robert E ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c CENTRE COLLEGE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Aggressiveness; Animal personalities; Behavioral correlations; Behavioral genetics; Behavioral syndromes; Behavioral types; Limited plasticity; Proactive reactive coping styles; Shy bold continuum; Tradeoffs

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; PRIMATES; RODENTIA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; BEHAVIOR; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYNDROME;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BEHAVIORAL SYMPTOMS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SYNDROME;

EID: 2942757889     PISSN: 00335770     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/422893     Document Type: Review

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