Multiple facets of exploratory behavior in house crickets (Acheta domesticus): Split personalities or simply different behaviors?

Ethology

Volumn 120, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1110-1117

  Dochtermann, Ned A ^a   Nelson, Andrew B ^a  

^a NORTH DAKOTA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral syndrome; Exploratory behavior; Personality

Indexed keywords

ACHETA DOMESTICUS;

EID: 84908390786     PISSN: 01791613     EISSN: 14390310     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/eth.12284     Document Type: Article

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