Are fast explorers slow reactors? Linking personal type and anti-predator behavior

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 277, Issue 1681, 2010, Pages 625-632

  Jones, Katherine A ^a,b   Godin, Jean Guy J ^a,b  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GLASGOW   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adaptive response delays; Anti predator behaviour; Attention; Convict cichlid; Personality; Shy bold continuum

Indexed keywords

CICHLID; DECISION MAKING; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PREDATION RISK; STARVATION; TRADE-OFF; VIGILANCE;

ARCHOCENTRUS NIGROFASCIATUS; AVES; CICHLIDAE;

EID: 76249131723     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2009.1607     Document Type: Article

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