Between-individual differences in behavioural plasticity within populations: Causes and consequences

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 85, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 1031-1039

  Dingemanse, Niels J ^a,b   Wolf, Max ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR ORNITHOLOGY   (Germany)

^c LEIBNIZ INSTITUTE OF FRESHWATER ECOLOGY AND INLAND FISHERIES   (Germany)

Author keywords

Adaptive individual variation; Behavioural reaction norm; Plasticity; Responsiveness; Theory

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; COMPETITION (ECOLOGY); ENVIRONMENTAL CONDITIONS; GENETIC ANALYSIS; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; NATURAL SELECTION; PERSISTENCE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SOCIAL CHARACTERISTICS;

EID: 84877603295     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2012.12.032     Document Type: Article

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