Links between personality, reproductive success and re-pairing patterns in a long-lived seabird ...

• Main Authors: McCully, Fionnuala, Descamps, Sébastien, Harris, Stephanie, Mckendrick, Freddie, Gillies, Natasha, Cornell, Stephen, Hatchwell, Ben, Patrick, Samantha
• Format: Dataset
• Language: English
• Published: Dryad 2023
• Subjects: FOS Natural sciences; boldness; parental care; behavioural compatibility; Mate choice; Divorce; Kittiwake; Arctic; Svalbard; rissa tridactyla
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.5061/dryad.k0p2ngfdv; https://datadryad.org/stash/dataset/doi:10.5061/dryad.k0p2ngfdv

In long-lived monogamous species, the trigger of costly re-pairing is not always clear. Limited research suggests that within-pair behavioural compatibility may be an important driver of partnership success, as cooperation should be enhanced when pair members’ decisions complement one another. Animals’ decision-making processes are influenced by personality traits – defined as individual differences in behaviour that are stable in time. Despite the potential for the personality trait ‘boldness’ to a) directly impact individual willingness to re-pair and b) indirectly impact re-pairing choices via reproductive success, there is currently little work exploring how re-pairing decisions might be impacted by the pair members’ personalities. Using a 13-year dataset, we investigated whether within-pair boldness and its relationship with breeding success explained re-pairing patterns of black-legged kittiwakes (Rissa tridactyla), breeding in two Arctic colonies. We found that pairs with dissimilar boldness levels ... : # Links between personality, reproductive success and re-pairing patterns in a long-lived seabird [https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.k0p2ngfdv](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.k0p2ngfdv) Associated with the paper: Links between personality, reproductive success and re-pairing patterns in a long-lived seabird GENERAL INFORMATION: Dataset description: Data files relating to the analyses of the paper 'Links between personality, reproductive success and re-pairing patterns in a long-lived seabird'. Current use: To test the effect of pair members' individual and interacting boldness on reproductive success and re-pairing probability in black-legged kittiwakes. Geographic location of data collection: Svalbard, 78° 41' 53.1780'' N and 15° 43' 25.3812'' E. Information about funding sources that supported the collection of the data: The long-term data collection used in this study was funded by programmes MOSJ ([https://mosj.no/](https://mosj.no/)) and SEAPOP ([https://seapop.no/](https://seapop.no/)). We are grateful for ...