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Male personality, life‐history strategies and reproductive success in a promiscuous mammal

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RÉALE, D., MARTIN, J., COLTMAN, D. W., POISSANT, J., FESTA‐BIANCHET, M.·2009·Journal of Evolutionary Biology

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Recent theoretical work suggests that personality is a component of life history, but links between personality and either age‐dependent reproductive success or life‐history strategy are yet to be established. Using quantitative genetic analyses on a long‐term pedigree we estimated indices of boldness and docility for 105 bighorn sheep rams (Ovis canadensis), born between 1983 and 1999, and compared these indices to their reproductive history from 2 years of age until death. Docility and boldness were highly heritable and negatively genetically correlated. Docile and bold rams survived longer than indocile and shy rams. Docility and boldness had a weak negative effect on reproductive success early in life, but a strong positive effect on older rams. Our findings highlight an important role of personality on reproductive success and suggest that personality could be an important component of life‐history strategy.

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Authors
RÉALE, D., MARTIN, J., COLTMAN, D. W., POISSANT, J., & FESTA‐BIANCHET, M.
Venue
Journal of Evolutionary Biology
Published
2009-07-13
Volume
22
Issue
8
Pages
1599-1607
ISSN
  • 1010-061X (ISSN-L)
  • 1420-9101
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W2115757626
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16.59
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journal article
Language
en
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RÉALE, D., MARTIN, J., COLTMAN, D. W., POISSANT, J., & FESTA‐BIANCHET, M. (2009). Male personality, life‐history strategies and reproductive success in a promiscuous mammal. Journal of Evolutionary Biology. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1420-9101.2009.01781.x

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