Behavioral correlations across activity, mating, exploration, aggression, and antipredator contexts in the European house cricket, Acheta domesticus

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 5, 2010, Pages 703-715

  Wilson, Alexander D M ^a   Whattam, Emily M ^a   Bennett, Rachel ^a   Visanuvimol, Laksanavadee ^a   Lauzon, Chris ^a   Bertram, Susan M ^a  

^a CARLETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

Behavioral syndromes; Boldness; Personality; Risk taking; Temperament

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AGGRESSION; ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BODY SIZE; CRICKET; MATE ATTRACTION; RISK FACTOR;

ACHETA DOMESTICUS; ANIMALIA;

EID: 77950545452     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-009-0888-1     Document Type: Article

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