Population differences in behaviour are explained by shared within-population trait correlations

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 748-756

  Pruitt, Jonathan N ^a   Riechert, Susan E ^a   Iturralde, Gabriel ^b   Vega, Mauricio ^b   Fitzpatrick, Benjamin M ^a   Avilés, Leticia ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

^c UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Animal personality; Correlated evolution; Geographical variation; Line of least resistance; Trade off

Indexed keywords

CORRELATION; EVOLUTIONARILY STABLE STRATEGY; GEOGRAPHICAL VARIATION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; SPIDER; TRADE-OFF;

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDER;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; DEMOGRAPHY; EVOLUTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SPIDERS;

ANELOSIMUS STUDIOSUS; ANIMALIA; ARANEAE;

EID: 77952540403     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1420-9101.2010.01940.x     Document Type: Article

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