Plasticity in animal personality traits: Does prior experience alter the degree of boldness?

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 274, Issue 1608, 2007, Pages 333-339

  Frost, Ashley J ^a   Winrow Giffen, Alexandria ^a   Ashley, Paul J ^a   Sneddon, Lynne U ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIVERPOOL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Individuality; Novelty; Prior experience; Salmonidae; Social status

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; INDIVIDUALISM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SALMONID; SCHOOLING BEHAVIOR; SELF ASSESSMENT;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BOLDNESS; COMPETITIVE ABILITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIENCE; FIGHTING; NONHUMAN; PERSONALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RAINBOW TROUT; SELF EVALUATION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL STATUS; ADAPTATION; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALIA; MYKISS; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

ADAPTATION, BIOLOGICAL; AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; ONCORHYNCHUS MYKISS; PERSONALITY;

EID: 39049176196     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2006.3751     Document Type: Article

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