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Evolutionary genomics of animal personality.
Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences - 27 Dec 2010
van Oers Kees, Mueller Jakob C
Abstract excerpt
Research on animal personality can be approached from both a phenotypic and a genetic perspective. While using a phenotypic approach one can measure present selection on personality traits and their combinations. However, this approach cannot reconstruct the historical trajectory that was taken by evolution. Therefore, it is essential for our understanding of the causes and consequences of personality diversity...
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