Boldness behavior and stress physiology in a novel urban environment suggest rapid correlated evolutionary adaptation.

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• Publication year

  2012

• Venue

  Behavioral Ecology

• Publication date

  2012-09-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science, Psychology

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  DOI 10.1093/BEHECO/ARS059PMID 22936840PMCID PMC3431113
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