Two sides of the same coin? Consistency in aggression to conspecifics and predators in a female songbird

Ethology

Volumn 117, Issue 9, 2011, Pages 786-795

  Cain, Kristal E ^a   Rich, Miriam S ^b   Ainsworth, Krystle ^c   Ketterson, Ellen D ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b SWARTHMORE COLLEGE   (United States)

^c MOREHOUSE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONSPECIFIC; FEMALE BEHAVIOR; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NEST PREDATION; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PREDATOR; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; RISK PERCEPTION; SONGBIRD;

AVES; JUNCO HYEMALIS; PASSERI;

EID: 80051663260     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1439-0310.2011.01932.x     Document Type: Article

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