Differences in boldness are repeatable and heritable in a long‐lived marine predator

• Published in: Ecology and Evolution
• Main Authors: Patrick, Samantha C., Charmantier, Anne, Weimerskirch, Henri
• Other Authors: Institut Polaire Français Paul Emile Victor, Terres Australes and Antarctique Françaises, Agence Nationale de la Recherche
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 2013
• Subjects: Possession Island; Wandering Albatross
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ece3.748; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1002%2Fece3.748; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1002/ece3.748

Abstract Animal personalities, composed of axes of consistent individual behaviors, are widely reported and can have important fitness consequences. However, despite theoretical predictions that life‐history trade‐offs may cause and maintain personality differences, our understanding of the evolutio...