Differences in boldness are repeatable and heritable in a long-lived marine predator
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...
Published in: | Ecology and Evolution |
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Main Authors: | , , |
Format: | Text |
Language: | English |
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Blackwell Publishing Ltd
2013
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Online Access: | http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3856731 https://doi.org/10.1002/ece3.748 |