Group size effect in nutmeg mannikin: Between-individuals behavioral differences but same plasticity

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 21, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 684-689

  Rieucau, Guillaume ^a   Morand Ferron, Julie ^a   Giraldeau, Luc Alain ^a  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

behavioral consistency; behavioral plasticity; group size effect; Lonchura punctulata; nutmeg mannikins; social foraging

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; GROUP SIZE; PASSERINE; VIGILANCE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; ESTRILDIDAE; FRINGILLIDAE; LONCHURA PUNCTULATA; MYRISTICA FRAGRANS;

EID: 77954369375     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arq039     Document Type: Article

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