Who are the innovators? A field experiment with 2 passerine species

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 22, Issue 6, 2011, Pages 1241-1248

  Morand Ferron, Julie ^a   Cole, Ella F ^a   Rawles, James E C ^a   Quinn, John L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

age differences; innovation; personality; problem solving; social learning; state

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; ADULT; AGE CLASS; CAPTIVITY; EUSOCIALITY; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; FIELDWORK; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; JUVENILE; LEARNING; PASSERINE;

AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; PARUS MAJOR; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 80053145838     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arr120     Document Type: Article

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