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Sexual selection and animal personality

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posted on 2023-06-09, 15:47 authored by Wiebke SchuettWiebke Schuett, Tom Tregenza, Sasha R X Dall
Consistent individual behavioural tendencies, termed “personalities”, have been identified in a wide range of animals. Functional explanations for personality have been proposed, but as yet, very little consideration has been given to a possible role for sexual selection in maintaining differences in personality and its stability within individuals. We provide an overview of the available literature on the role of personality traits in intrasexual competition and mate choice in both human and non-human animals and integrate this into a framework for considering how sexual selection can generate and maintain personality. For this, we consider the evolution and maintenance of both main aspects of animal personality: inter-individual variation and intra-individual consistency.

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  • Published

Journal

Biological Reviews

ISSN

1464-7931

Publisher

Wiley

Issue

2

Volume

85

Page range

217-246

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  • Evolution, Behaviour and Environment Publications

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  • Yes

Legacy Posted Date

2018-11-07

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