A meta‐analysis of sex differences in animal personality: no evidence for the greater male variability hypothesis
The notion that men are more variable than women has become embedded into scientific
thinking. For mental traits like personality, greater male variability has been partly attributed …
thinking. For mental traits like personality, greater male variability has been partly attributed …
Evolution of sex-specific pace-of-life syndromes: genetic architecture and physiological mechanisms
Sex differences in life history, physiology, and behavior are nearly ubiquitous across taxa,
owing to sex-specific selection that arises from different reproductive strategies of the sexes …
owing to sex-specific selection that arises from different reproductive strategies of the sexes …
Personality-matching habitat choice, rather than behavioural plasticity, is a likely driver of a phenotype–environment covariance
An emerging hypothesis of animal personality posits that animals choose the habitat that
best fits their personality, and that the match between habitat and personality can facilitate …
best fits their personality, and that the match between habitat and personality can facilitate …
Candidate gene polymorphisms are linked to dispersive and migratory behaviour: Searching for a mechanism behind the “paradox of the great speciators”
The “paradox of the great speciators” has puzzled evolutionary biologists for over half a
century. A great speciator requires excellent dispersal propensity to explain its occurrence …
century. A great speciator requires excellent dispersal propensity to explain its occurrence …
Molecular biology of serotonergic systems in avian brains
T Fujita, N Aoki, C Mori, KJ Homma… - Frontiers in Molecular …, 2023 - frontiersin.org
Serotonin (5-hydroxytryptamine, 5-HT) is a phylogenetically conserved neurotransmitter and
modulator. Neurons utilizing serotonin have been identified in the central nervous systems …
modulator. Neurons utilizing serotonin have been identified in the central nervous systems …
Paternal exposure to a common herbicide alters the behavior and serotonergic system of zebrafish offspring
SD Lamb, JHZ Chia, SL Johnson - PLoS One, 2020 - journals.plos.org
Increasingly, studies are revealing that endocrine disrupting chemicals (EDCs) can alter
animal behavior. Early life exposure to EDCs may permanently alter phenotypes through to …
animal behavior. Early life exposure to EDCs may permanently alter phenotypes through to …
Serotonin transporter (SERT) polymorphisms, personality and problem-solving in urban great tits
Understanding underlying genetic variation can elucidate how diversity in behavioral
phenotypes evolves and is maintained. Genes in the serotonergic signaling pathway …
phenotypes evolves and is maintained. Genes in the serotonergic signaling pathway …
Risk-taking coping style correlates with SERT SNP290 polymorphisms in free-living great tits
The coping style of an individual in relation to potentially dangerous situations has been
suggested to be inherited in a polygenic fashion, SERT being one of the candidate genes. In …
suggested to be inherited in a polygenic fashion, SERT being one of the candidate genes. In …
Biologia Futura: adaptive changes in urban populations
A Liker - Biologia Futura, 2020 - Springer
Cities represent novel environments where altered ecological conditions can generate
strong selection pressures leading to the evolution of specific urban phenotypes. Is there …
strong selection pressures leading to the evolution of specific urban phenotypes. Is there …
What chasing birds can teach us about predation risk effects: past insights and future directions
DT Blumstein - Journal of Ornithology, 2019 - Springer
Birds are the best-studied taxa with respect to our knowledge about predation risk
assessment. In the past 4 years, global progress in this field has been made due to a …
assessment. In the past 4 years, global progress in this field has been made due to a …