Behavioural and physiological correlates of personality in greylag geese (Anser anser)

Journal of Ethology

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 363-370

  Kralj Fišer, Simona ^a,b   Weiß, Brigitte M ^a,c   Kotrschal, Kurt ^a,d  

^a Konrad Lorenz Forschungsstelle für Ethologie ^*  (Austria)

^b ANTON MELIK GEOGRAPHICAL INSTITUTE   (Slovenia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEUCHÂTEL   (Switzerland)

^d UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Aggressiveness; Behavioural syndromes; Corticosterone; Dominance; Heart rate; Personality; Sociability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ANSER; ANSER ANSER;

EID: 77952429904     PISSN: 02890771     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10164-009-0197-1     Document Type: Article

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