Influence of prior exposure to females on behavioral consistency in male Siamese fighting fish

Behaviour

Volumn 148, Issue 14, 2011, Pages 1473-1489

  Hebert, Olivia L ^a   Dzieweczynski, Teresa L ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

behavioral flexibility; consistent individual differences; decision making; repeatability; Siamese fighting fish

Indexed keywords

BETTA SPLENDENS; MACROPODINAE;

EID: 84860233488     PISSN: 00057959     EISSN: 1568539X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1163/156853911X618556     Document Type: Article

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