Dynamics of among-individual behavioural variation over adult lifespan in a wild insect

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 26, Issue 4, 2015, Pages 975-985

  Fisher, David N ^a   David, Morgan ^a,b   Tregenza, Tom ^a   Rodríguez Muñoz, Rolando ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF EXETER   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ANTWERP   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Animal personality; Behavioral reaction norms; Gryllus; Plasticity; Wild crickets

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CRICKET; LABORATORY METHOD; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; WILD POPULATION;

ANIMALIA; GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS; GRYLLUS CAMPESTRIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 84941634694     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arv048     Document Type: Article

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