Habituation to low-risk predators improves body condition in lizards

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 64, Issue 12, 2010, Pages 1937-1945

  Rodriguez Prieto I ^a   Martin J ^a   Fernández Juricic, Esteban ^b  

^a MUSEO NACIONAL DE CIENCIAS NATURALES   (Spain)

^b PURDUE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral plasticity; Behavioral syndrome; Body condition; Boldness; Fitness; Habituation; Personality

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BODY CONDITION; FITNESS; HABITUATION; LIZARD; PREDATOR;

ANIMALIA; PODARCIS; PODARCIS HISPANICA; SQUAMATA;

EID: 78449302432     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-010-1004-2     Document Type: Article

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