The ecological and life history correlates of boldness in free-ranging lizards

Ecosphere

Volumn 9, Issue 3, 2018, Pages

  Ward Fear, Georgia ^a   Brown, Gregory P ^a   Pearson, David J ^b   West, Andrea ^c   Rollins, Lee A ^c,d   Shine, Richard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Conservation and Attractions ^*  (Australia)

^c DEAKIN UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

Author keywords

aggression; antipredator; behavioral syndrome; boldness; monitor lizard; neophobia; personality; reptile behavior; Varanus; wild population

Indexed keywords

EID: 85044236648     PISSN: None     EISSN: 21508925     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/ecs2.2125     Document Type: Article

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