Unpredictability in food supply during early life influences boldness in fish

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 501-506

  Chapman, Ben B ^a,b   Morrell, Lesley J ^a   Krause, Jens ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

^b LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Boldness; Exploration; Phenotypic plasticity; Shoaling; Unpredictable environment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOASSAY; CONSPECIFIC; CYPRINID; FOOD SUPPLY; FRESHWATER ENVIRONMENT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ANIMALIA; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; POECILIA RETICULATA;

EID: 77951138465     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq003     Document Type: Article

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