The effects of social conformity on Gouldian finch personality

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 99, Issue , 2015, Pages 25-31

  King, Andrew J ^a   Williams, Leah J ^b   Mettke Hofmann, Claudia ^b  

^a SWANSEA UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b LIVERPOOL JOHN MOORES UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Boldness; Colour polymorphism; Erythrura gouldiae; Gouldian finch; Neophilia; Personality; Risk taking; Social

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BIRD; GENE EXPRESSION; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE; POLYMORPHISM; RISK FACTOR; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ERYTHRURA GOULDIAE;

EID: 84911364105     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2014.10.016     Document Type: Article

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