Predictability as a personality trait: Consistent differences in intraindividual behavioral variation

American Naturalist

Volumn 182, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 621-629

  Biro, Peter A ^a,c,d   Adriaenssens, Bart ^b  

^a DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Behavioral consistency; Hormones; IIV; Intraindividual variation; Labile traits; Metabolism; Plasticity; Repeatability; Temperament; Within individual

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ANIMAL; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FISH; HORMONE; MALE; METABOLISM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FORECASTING; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CYPRINODONTIFORMES; FORECASTING; MALE; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL;

EID: 84885236659     PISSN: 00030147     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/673213     Document Type: Article

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