Development of boldness and docility in yellow-bellied marmots

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 86, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 1147-1154

  Petelle, Matthew B ^a   McCoy, Dakota E ^b,c   Alejandro, Vanessa ^c   Martin, Julien G A ^a,d   Blumstein, Daniel T ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b YALE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c ROCKY MOUNTAIN BIOLOGICAL LABORATORY   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF ABERDEEN   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Behavioural syndrome; Boldness; Docility; Marmota flaviventris; Ontogeny; Personality; Yellow bellied marmot

Indexed keywords

AGE; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; ENVIRONMENTAL RESPONSE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; RODENT; SURVIVAL;

ANIMALIA; MARMOTA; MARMOTA FLAVIVENTRIS;

EID: 84888203799     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2013.09.016     Document Type: Article

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