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Are animal personality traits linked to life-history productivity?
Trends in ecology & evolution - 1 Jul 2008
Biro Peter A, Stamps Judy A
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Animal personality traits such as boldness, activity and aggressiveness have been described for many animal species. However, why some individuals are consistently bolder or more active than others, for example, is currently obscure. Given that life-history tradeoffs are common and known to promote inter-individual differences in behavior, we suggest that consistent individual differences in animal personality...
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