An evolutionary ecology of individual differences

Ecology Letters

Volumn 15, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1189-1198

  Dall, Sasha R X ^a   Bell, Alison M ^b   Bolnick, Daniel I ^c   Ratnieks, Francis L W ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^c HOWARD HUGHES MEDICAL INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal personality; Behavioural syndrome; Division of labour; Individuality.; Niche specialisation; Niche variation; Reproductive specialisation

Indexed keywords

DIURNAL VARIATION; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; INSECT; INTRAPOPULATION VARIATION; LABOR DIVISION; NATURAL SELECTION; NICHE; REPRODUCTIVE BIOLOGY; SPECIALIZATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ECOLOGY; EVOLUTION; GENETIC SELECTION; INSECT; PERSONALITY; REPRODUCTION; REVIEW; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ECOLOGY; INSECTS; PERSONALITY; REPRODUCTION; SELECTION, GENETIC; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84865863976     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1461-0248.2012.01846.x     Document Type: Review

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