Sex and boldness explain individual differences in spatial learning in a lizard

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 281, Issue 1782, 2014, Pages

  Carazo, Pau ^a,b   Noble, Daniel W A ^a,b   Chandrasoma, Dani ^b   Whiting, Martin J ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OXFORD   (United Kingdom)

^b MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Alternative reproductive strategies; Behavioural syndromes; Cognition; Lizards; Social specialization; Spatial learning

Indexed keywords

FITNESS; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; LEARNING; LIZARD; REPRODUCTIVE STRATEGY; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE; SPATIAL COGNITION; SPECIALIZATION;

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; ENVIRONMENTAL PROTECTION; FOOD CHAIN; FOREST; HERBIVORY; MAMMAL; PREDATION; WOLF;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; BIODIVERSITY; CONSERVATION OF NATURAL RESOURCES; FOOD CHAIN; FORESTS; HERBIVORY; MAMMALS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; WOLVES;

EID: 84896871899     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712954     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2013.3275     Document Type: Article

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