Individually consistent behavioural patterns in wild, breeding male grey seals (Halichoerus grypus)

Aquatic Mammals

Volumn 36, Issue 3, 2010, Pages 234-238

  Twiss, Sean D ^a   Franklin, Joanna ^a  

^a DURHAM UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural plasticity; Behavioural type; Fitness; Personality; Pinniped

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BREEDING SEASON; INCLUSIVE FITNESS; PINNIPED; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; HALICHOERUS GRYPUS; MAMMALIA; MOLLUSCA; PINNIPEDIA;

EID: 77957740362     PISSN: 01675427     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1578/AM.36.3.2010.234     Document Type: Article

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