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When the mean no longer matters: developmental diet affects behavioral variation but not population averages in the house cricket (Acheta domesticus)

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  • Raphaël Royauté
  • Ned A. Dochtermann

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Lay Summary Understanding behavioral differences in animals is a complex task as many factors play a strong role in shaping these differences. Here, we show that house crickets exposed to a low quality diet over development expressed stronger differences among individuals relative to within individuals when responding to predator cues, compared to individuals exposed to a high quality diet. Our research stresses the importance of variation in developmental environment when investigating factors affecting behavioral variation.Twitter: @RRoyaute

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  • Raphaël Royauté & Ned A. Dochtermann, 2017. "When the mean no longer matters: developmental diet affects behavioral variation but not population averages in the house cricket (Acheta domesticus)," Behavioral Ecology, International Society for Behavioral Ecology, vol. 28(1), pages 337-345.
    • Handle: RePEc:oup:beheco:v:28:y:2017:i:1:p:337-345.
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