Optimizing temperament through litter size in short-lived, iteroparous mammals in seasonal environments

Developmental Psychobiology

Volumn 53, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 585-591

  Eccard, Jana A ^a   Rödel, Heiko G ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF POTSDAM   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BAYREUTH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal personality; Competitive performance; European rabbit; Oryctolagus cuniculus

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; RABBIT; SEASON; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

AGGRESSION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; LITTER SIZE; MALE; RABBITS; SEASONS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT; TEMPERAMENT;

ANIMALIA; MAMMALIA; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

EID: 80051898881     PISSN: 00121630     EISSN: 10982302     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/dev.20547     Document Type: Article

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