Individual and Sex Differences in Habituation and Neophobia in House Sparrows (Passer domesticus)

Ethology

Volumn 118, Issue 11, 2012, Pages 1085-1095

  Ensminger, Amanda L ^a   Westneat, David F ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

AVOIDANCE REACTION; BIRD; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; HABITUATION; HETEROGENEITY; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

AVES; PASSER DOMESTICUS;

EID: 84867100791     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12009     Document Type: Article

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