Pairs of zebra finches with similar 'personalities' make better parents

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 81, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 609-618

  Schuett, Wiebke ^a   Dall, Sasha R X ^a   Royle, Nick J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Aggression; Behavioural syndrome; Cross fostering; Exploration; Negotiation; Parental care; Sexual selection; Taeniopygia guttata; Temperament; Zebra finch

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; FITNESS; PARENTAL INVESTMENT; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SONGBIRD;

ANIMALIA; TAENIOPYGIA GUTTATA;

EID: 79851508523     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2010.12.006     Document Type: Article

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