Information use in colonial living
Despite the fact that many animals live in groups, there is still no clear consensus about the
ecological or evolutionary mechanisms underlying colonial living. Recently, research has …
ecological or evolutionary mechanisms underlying colonial living. Recently, research has …
What have we been looking at? A call for consistency in studies of primate vigilance
Vigilance functions to detect threats. In primates, these threats emerge from both predators
and conspecifics, but a host of other social, demographic, and ecological factors have been …
and conspecifics, but a host of other social, demographic, and ecological factors have been …
How does temperature affect behaviour? Multilevel analysis of plasticity, personality and predictability in hermit crabs
Highlights•Individuals may differ in intraindividual variation ('IIV') in behaviour.•High IIV might
reduce predictability and susceptibility to predation.•We investigated startle responses in …
reduce predictability and susceptibility to predation.•We investigated startle responses in …
Who are the innovators? A field experiment with 2 passerine species
J Morand-Ferron, EF Cole, JEC Rawles… - Behavioral …, 2011 - academic.oup.com
Ecological and evolutionary drivers of innovativeness among species are relatively well
studied, but the significance of similar variation within species is much less well understood …
studied, but the significance of similar variation within species is much less well understood …
Regulation between personality traits: individual social tendencies modulate whether boldness and leadership are correlated
PA Bevan, I Gosetto, ER Jenkins… - … of the Royal …, 2018 - royalsocietypublishing.org
Although consistent behavioural differences between individuals (ie personality variation)
are now well established in animals, these differences are not always expressed when …
are now well established in animals, these differences are not always expressed when …
Personality and plasticity: temporal behavioural reaction norms in a lizard, the Namibian rock agama
A Carter, A Goldizen, R Heinsohn - Animal Behaviour, 2012 - Elsevier
Behavioural traits are often plastic and can allow animals important flexibility when
environmental conditions vary. However, studies of animal personality suggest that …
environmental conditions vary. However, studies of animal personality suggest that …
Is boldness a resource-holding potential trait? Fighting prowess and changes in startle response in the sea anemone, Actinia equina
Contest theory predicts the evolution of a stable mixture of different strategies for fighting.
Here, we investigate the possibility that stable between-individual differences in startle …
Here, we investigate the possibility that stable between-individual differences in startle …
Consensus and experience trump leadership, suppressing individual personality during social foraging
ND McDonald, SA Rands, F Hill, C Elder… - Science …, 2016 - science.org
Whether individual behavior in social settings correlates with behavior when individuals are
alone is a fundamental question in collective behavior. However, evidence for whether …
alone is a fundamental question in collective behavior. However, evidence for whether …
Individual quality and personality: bolder males are less fecund in the hermit crab Pagurus bernhardus
One explanation for animal personality is that different behavioural types derive from
different life-history strategies. Highly productive individuals, with high growth rates and high …
different life-history strategies. Highly productive individuals, with high growth rates and high …
Disentangling the roles of frequency‐vs. state‐dependence in generating individual differences in behavioural plasticity
Ecology Letters (2011) 14: 1254–1262 Abstract Theoretical work suggests that both
negative frequency‐dependent payoffs and state‐dependent payoffs can lead to individual …
negative frequency‐dependent payoffs and state‐dependent payoffs can lead to individual …