Correlation between boldness and body mass in natural populations of the poeciliid Brachyrhaphis episcopi

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 71, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 1590-1601

  Brown, C ^a   Jones, F ^a   Braithwaite, V A ^b  

^a MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF EDINBURGH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boldness; Fitness; Personality; Poeciliids; Predation pressure

Indexed keywords

BRACHYRHAPHIS EPISCOPI; POECILIIDAE;

EID: 36148954731     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2007.01627.x     Document Type: Article

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