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Fall 2021
The field of animal personality, the study of adaptive among-individual behavioural differences in animal populations, has both exploded in popularity in the last few decades and come under heavy scrutiny by behavioural ecologists. The sudden interest in the field stems from the widespread...
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Does fluctuating selection maintain variation in nest defense behavior in Arctic peregrine falcons (Falco peregrinus tundrius)?
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Within populations, individuals often exhibit repeatable among-individual differences in behavior, and in some cases, these are linked to different fitness outcomes. Several mechanisms have been proposed to contribute to the maintenance of repeatable among-individual variation in behavior. Here...
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Investigating the genetic basis of boldness and reproductive performance traits in the grey seal (Halichoerus grypus)
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Individual variation provides the material for natural selection to act upon, influencing ecological and evolutionary processes. Much phenotypic variation in traits, such as behaviour and life-history, have a moderate to high heritable component, suggesting that these traits may have adaptive...
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Resources and Reproductive Trade-offs Affect Fitness, Life History Traits, and Sexual Selection in Red Squirrels
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Animals face trade-offs throughout life between competing functions, such as between self-maintenance, reproduction, and survival. Resource allocation between these competing functions leads to different patterns of life history traits, changes in investment in reproductive effort, and different...