Natural selection, plasticity and the emergence of a behavioural syndrome in the wild

Ecology Letters

Volumn 16, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-55

  Adriaenssens, Bart ^a   Johnsson, Jörgen I ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF GOTHENBURG   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Activity; Aggressiveness; Behavioural syndromes; Boldness; Fitness; Natural selection; Personality traits; Phenotypic plasticity; State dependent behaviour; Survival

Indexed keywords

ACTIVITY PATTERN; AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COVARIANCE ANALYSIS; DEVELOPMENTAL STAGE; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SALMONID; SURVIVAL; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; GENETIC SELECTION; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SWEDEN; TROUT;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; PHENOTYPE; SELECTION, GENETIC; SWEDEN; TROUT;

SALMO TRUTTA; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84870886959     PISSN: 1461023X     EISSN: 14610248     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/ele.12011     Document Type: Article

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