Predation selects for low resting metabolic rate and consistent individual differences in anti-predator behavior in a beetle

Acta Ethologica

Volumn 16, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 163-172

  Krams, Indrikis ^a,d   Kivleniece, Inese ^a   Kuusik, Aare ^b   Krama, Tatjana ^a   Freeberg, Todd M ^c   Mänd, Raivo ^d   Vrublevska, Jolanta ^a   Rantala, Markus J ^e   Mänd, Marika ^b  

^a DAUGAVPILS UNIVERSITY   (Latvia)

^b ESTONIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Estonia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TENNESSEE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF TARTU   (Estonia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF TURKU   (Finland)

Author keywords

Behavioral syndrome; Natural selection; Personality; Predation; Tenebrio molitor

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; AVES; COLEOPTERA; TENEBRIO; TENEBRIO MOLITOR;

EID: 84884418309     PISSN: 08739749     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10211-013-0147-3     Document Type: Article

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