Repeatable behavioural type and stable dominance rank in the bluefin killifish

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 497-507

  McGhee, Katie E ^a   Travis, Joseph ^a  

^a FLORIDA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

aggression; behavioural syndrome; bluefin killifish; dominance hierarchy; Lucania goodei; personality; repeatability; sexual selection; social interactions

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; COURTSHIP; CYPRINID; DOMINANCE; FRESHWATER ECOSYSTEM; MALE BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL ORGANIZATION;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; LUCANIA GOODEI;

EID: 74649084035     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2009.11.037     Document Type: Article

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