Plasticity and consistency of behavioural responses to predation risk in laboratory environments

Journal of Zoology

Volumn 300, Issue 3, 2016, Pages 228-235

  Heynen, M ^a,b   Borcherding, J ^b   Bunnefeld, N ^c   Magnhagen, C ^d  

^a UMEÅ UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^b UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF STIRLING   (United Kingdom)

^d SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

behavioural consistency; boldness; Perca fluviatilis; personality; phenotypic plasticity; predation risk; reaction norm

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONCEALMENT BEHAVIOR; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; HIERARCHICAL SYSTEM; JUVENILE; LABORATORY METHOD; PERCIFORM; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; PISCIVORY; PREDATION RISK; PREDATOR-PREY INTERACTION; REACTION NORM;

ANIMALIA; PERCA FLUVIATILIS;

EID: 84981312062     PISSN: 09528369     EISSN: 14697998     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12375     Document Type: Article

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