The weight of the clan: Even in insects, social isolation can induce a behavioural syndrome

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 82, Issue 1, 2009, Pages 81-84

  Lihoreau, Mathieu ^a   Brepson, Loïc ^a   Rivault, Colette ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Invertebrate; Social evolution; Social isolation

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COCKROACH; CONSPECIFIC; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; ISOLATION EFFECT; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SOCIAL INCLUSION;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; COCKROACH; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EXPLORATORY BEHAVIOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HYPOTHESIS; INVERTEBRATE; MATE CHOICE; NONHUMAN; SOCIAL ASPECT; SOCIAL INTERACTION; SOCIAL ISOLATION; SOCIAL LIFE;

BLATTARIA; BLATTELLA GERMANICA; HEXAPODA; INVERTEBRATA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 67650141215     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2009.03.008     Document Type: Article

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