Insect personality depends on environmental conditions

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 386-392

  Tremmel, Martin ^a   Müller, Caroline ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Animal personality; Behavioral phenotype; Life history; Mustard leaf beetle; Performance

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; BODY MASS; ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; FITNESS; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PEST SPECIES; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REPRODUCTIVE PRODUCTIVITY;

ANIMALIA; BRASSICACEAE; CHRYSOMELIDAE; COLEOPTERA; HEXAPODA; PHAEDON COCHLEARIAE; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 84876588609     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/ars175     Document Type: Article

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