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Behavioural reaction norms: animal personality meets individual plasticity
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Trends in Ecology & Evolution . Feb2010, Vol. 25 Issue 2, p81-89. 9p. - Publication Year :
- 2010
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Abstract
- Recent studies in the field of behavioural ecology have revealed intriguing variation in behaviour within single populations. Increasing evidence suggests that individual animals differ in their average level of behaviour displayed across a range of contexts (animal ‘personality’), and in their responsiveness to environmental variation (plasticity), and that these phenomena can be considered complementary aspects of the individual phenotype. How should this complex variation be studied? Here, we outline how central ideas in behavioural ecology and quantitative genetics can be combined within a single framework based on the concept of ‘behavioural reaction norms’. This integrative approach facilitates analysis of phenomena usually studied separately in terms of personality and plasticity, thereby enhancing understanding of their adaptive nature. [Copyright &y& Elsevier]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 01695347
- Volume :
- 25
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Trends in Ecology & Evolution
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 47608510
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.tree.2009.07.013