Sticklebacks from streams are more bold than sticklebacks from ponds

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 76, Issue 3, 2007, Pages 215-217

  Álvarez, David ^a   Bell, Alison M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Antipredator behaviour; Boldness; Costs; Gasterosteus aculeatus; Risk taking behaviour

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; FITNESS; FORAGE; HABITAT TYPE; LIFE HISTORY; POND; PREDATION RISK; STREAMWATER; TELEOST;

ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FISH; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITAT; HIGH RISK BEHAVIOR; NONHUMAN; POND; PREDATOR AVOIDANCE;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; ENVIRONMENT; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; INDIVIDUALITY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RISK-TAKING; SMEGMAMORPHA;

GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 35348888909     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2007.05.004     Document Type: Article

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