Problem-solving performance is correlated with reproductive success in a wild bird population

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 19-26

  Cauchard, Laure ^a   Boogert, Neeltje J ^b   Lefebvre, Louis ^c   Dubois, Frédérique ^a   Doligez, Blandine ^d,e  

^a UNIVERSITÉ DE MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

^c MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^e UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Behavioural plasticity; Fitness component; Great tit; Individual variability; Innovation; Parus major; Problem solving; Reproductive success; String pulling task

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CLUTCH SIZE; FITNESS; FLEDGING; FOOD PROVISIONING; HATCHING; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; NATURAL SELECTION; NEST BOX; NESTLING; REPRODUCTIVE SUCCESS; SONGBIRD; WILD POPULATION;

AVES; PARUS MAJOR;

EID: 84872328517     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.10.005     Document Type: Article

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