Early life adversity increases foraging and information gathering in European starlings, Sturnus vulgaris

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 109, Issue , 2015, Pages 123-132

  Andrews, Clare ^a   Viviani, Jérémie ^a,b   Egan, Emily ^a   Bedford, Thomas ^a   Brilot, Ben ^a,c   Nettle, Daniel ^a   Bateson, Melissa ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE LYON   (France)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PLYMOUTH   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Body mass regulation; Contrafreeloading; Developmental stress; Early life adversity; European starling; Food insecurity; Foraging; Sturnus vulgaris

Indexed keywords

BODY CONDITION; FOOD AVAILABILITY; FOOD CONSUMPTION; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PASSERINE; PREDATION RISK; PSYCHOLOGY; STARVATION; TRADE-OFF;

ANIMALIA; AVES; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 84942058873     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.08.009     Document Type: Article

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