An experimental test of density-dependent selection on temperament traits of activity, boldness and sociability

Journal of Evolutionary Biology

Volumn 28, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 1144-1155

  Le Galliard, J F ^a   Paquet, M ^a,b   Mugabo, M ^a,c  

^a CNRS   (France)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAPE TOWN   (South Africa)

^c UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Competition; Correlational selection; Growth survival trade off; Natural selection; Personality

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; DENSITY DEPENDENCE; EVOLUTIONARY THEORY; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; FITNESS; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; JUVENILE; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LIZARD; NATURAL SELECTION; VIABILITY;

ANIMALIA; SQUAMATA; ZOOTOCA VIVIPARA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; GENETIC SELECTION; LIZARD; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; LIZARDS; SELECTION, GENETIC;

EID: 84929709791     PISSN: 1010061X     EISSN: 14209101     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jeb.12641     Document Type: Article

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