Repeatability and heritability of social reaction norms in a wild agamid lizard.

Abstract excerpt

In the evolutionary transition from solitary to group living, it should be adaptive for animals to respond to the environment and choose when to socialize to reduce conflict and maximize access to resources. Due to the associated proximate mechanisms (e.g. neural network, endocrine system), it is likely that this behavior varies between individuals according to genetic and non-genetic factors. We used long-term...

Topics

• Animals
• Biological Evolution
• Humans
• Lizards
• Phenotype
• Social Behavior