Correlational selection on personality and social plasticity: morphology and social context determine behavioural effects on mating success

Journal of Animal Ecology

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2017, Pages 213-226

  Montiglio, Pierre Olivier ^a,b   Wey, Tina W ^a,c   Chang, Ann T ^a   Fogarty, Sean ^a   Sih, Andrew ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DU QUÉBEC À MONTRÉAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

animal personality; correlational selection; intra sexual competition; phenotypic plasticity; sexual conflict; sexual selection; social context; social selection

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CORRELATION; FITNESS; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; INSECT; INTRASPECIFIC COMPETITION; LIFE HISTORY TRAIT; LONG-TERM CHANGE; MATING SUCCESS; MORPHOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHENOTYPIC PLASTICITY; SEXUAL CONFLICT; SEXUAL SELECTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; AQUARIUS REMIGIS; GERRIDAE;

ANIMAL; FEMALE; HETEROPTERA; MALE; MATE CHOICE; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; HETEROPTERA; MALE; MATING PREFERENCE, ANIMAL; PERSONALITY; PHENOTYPE; REPRODUCTION; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 85011932336     PISSN: 00218790     EISSN: 13652656     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1365-2656.12610     Document Type: Article

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