Animal Personalities: The Advantage of Diversity

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 20, 2008, Pages

  Muller, Helene ^a   Chittka, Lars ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; APPETITE; BEE; COOPERATION; DECISION MAKING; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWER; PHYSIOLOGY; SHORT SURVEY;

ANIMALS; APPETITIVE BEHAVIOR; BEES; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; COOPERATIVE BEHAVIOR; ECOSYSTEM; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLOWERS;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA;

EID: 54149099582     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.09.001     Document Type: Short Survey

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