Cognition and personality: An analysis of an emerging field

Trends in Ecology and Evolution

Volumn 30, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 207-214

  Griffin, Andrea S ^a   Guillette, Lauren M ^b   Healy, Susan D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEWCASTLE   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Individual differences; Personality

Indexed keywords

ADAPTIVE MANAGEMENT; COGNITION; CONCEPTUAL FRAMEWORK; CORRELATION; LOGISTICS; PERFORMANCE ASSESSMENT; PREDICTION;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; COGNITION; INDIVIDUALITY; PERSONALITY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COGNITION; INDIVIDUALITY; PERSONALITY;

EID: 84925609724     PISSN: 01695347     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tree.2015.01.012     Document Type: Review

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