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
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2013
• Subjects: Original Research; Possession Island; Wandering Albatross
• Online Access: http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3856731; https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.748

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 evolutionary ecol...