Effects of early life adversity and sex on dominance in European starlings

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 128, Issue , 2017, Pages 51-60

  Bedford, Tom ^a   Oliver, Caitlin Jade ^a   Andrews, Clare ^a   Bateson, Melissa ^a   Nettle, Daniel ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

birds; dominance; early life adversity; individual quality; resource competition; starlings

Indexed keywords

ADULT; BEGGING BEHAVIOR; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTEST COMPETITION; DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY; DOMINANCE; FOOD SUPPLY; INDIVIDUAL VARIATION; NESTLING; PASSERINE; PERCHING BEHAVIOR; RESOURCE USE; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

ANIMALIA; AVES; STURNIDAE; STURNUS VULGARIS;

EID: 85018774833     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2017.03.026     Document Type: Article

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