How does temperature affect behaviour? Multilevel analysis of plasticity, personality and predictability in hermit crabs

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 86, Issue 1, 2013, Pages 47-54

  Briffa, Mark ^a   Bridger, Danielle ^a   Biro, Peter A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

^b DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Boldness; Hermit crab; IIV; Pagurus bernhardus; Personality; Plasticity; Startle response

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; BIOENERGETICS; CRAB; ENVIRONMENTAL FACTOR; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PREDICTION; REACTION NORM; TEMPERATURE EFFECT;

ANIMALIA; DECAPODA (CRUSTACEA); PAGURUS BERNHARDUS;

EID: 84880154762     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.04.009     Document Type: Article

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