Evolution of individual variation in behaviour and behavioural plasticity under scramble competition

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 435-442

  Han, Chang S ^a   Brooks, Robert C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioural plasticity; Behavioural reaction norm; Recognition sensitivity; Scramble competition; Tenagogerris euphrosyne; Water strider

Indexed keywords

ENVIRONMENTAL GRADIENT; EVOLUTIONARY BIOLOGY; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; INSECT; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; MATING SUCCESS; NATURAL SELECTION; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; REACTION NORM; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SCRAMBLE COMPETITION; SEX RATIO; SPERM COMPETITION;

EUPHROSYNE; GERRIDAE; TENAGOGERRIS;

EID: 84880715737     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.05.039     Document Type: Article

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