Behavioral type-environment correlations in the field: A study of three-spined stickleback

Behavioral Ecology and Sociobiology

Volumn 67, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 765-774

  Pearish, Simon ^a   Hostert, Lauren ^a   Bell, Alison M ^a  

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

Author keywords

Exploratory behavior; Habitat selection; Niche; Personality; Refuge; Social environment

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CORRELATION; HABITAT SELECTION; MICROHABITAT; NICHE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; POPULATION STRUCTURE; REFUGIUM; TELEOST;

ANIMALIA; GASTEROSTEUS ACULEATUS;

EID: 84876156662     PISSN: 03405443     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00265-013-1500-2     Document Type: Article

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