Testing Cheverud's conjecture for behavioral correlations and behavioral syndromes

Evolution

Volumn 65, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1814-1820

  Dochtermann, Ned A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEVADA   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal personalities; Behavioral syndrome; Cheverud's conjecture; Genetic correlation; Phenotypic gambit

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; GENETIC ANALYSIS; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; RESEARCH WORK;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIABILITY; GENOTYPE; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; GENETIC VARIATION; GENOTYPE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PHENOTYPE;

ANIMALIA;

EID: 79958063684     PISSN: 00143820     EISSN: 15585646     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1558-5646.2011.01264.x     Document Type: Article

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