A simple cage test captures intrinsic differences in aspects of personality across individuals in a passerine bird

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 84, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 279-287

  Kluen, E ^a   Kuhn, S ^b   Kempenaers, B ^b   Brommer, J E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HELSINKI   (Finland)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal personality; Blue tit; Cage; Cyanistes caeruleus; Dopamine receptor; DRD4; Escape behaviour; Exploratory behaviour; Novel object; Repeatability

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; CYANISTES CAERULEUS; PASSERIFORMES;

EID: 84862686938     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.04.022     Document Type: Note

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