Boldness and behavioral syndromes in the bluegill sunfish, Lepomis macrochirus

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 20, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 231-237

  Wilson, Alexander D M ^a   Godin, Jean Guy J ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Activity; Boldness; Exploration; Personality; Risk taking; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; JUVENILE; LABORATORY METHOD; MARK-RECAPTURE METHOD; PERCIFORM; TAGGING;

ANIMALIA; LEPOMIS MACROCHIRUS;

EID: 64949190077     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arp018     Document Type: Article

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