Behavioral flexibility and species invasions: The adaptive flexibility hypothesis

Ethology Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 22, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 393-404

  Wright, T F ^a   Eberhard, J R ^b   Hobson, E A ^a   Avery, M L ^c   Russello, M A ^d  

^a NEW MEXICO STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b LOUISIANA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c NATIONAL WILDLIFE RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

behavioral flexibility; copying; ecological niche innovation; invasive species; neophobia; plasticity; social learning

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOLOGICAL INVASION; HYPOTHESIS TESTING; LEARNING; NICHE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 78650100768     PISSN: 03949370     EISSN: 18287131     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/03949370.2010.505580     Document Type: Article

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