Animal personality and behavioral syndromes can have profound effects on individual
fitness. Consequently, there is growing recognition that knowledge of these phenomena …

Within populations, individuals often show repeatable variation in behaviour, called 'animal
personality'. In the last few decades, numerous empirical studies have attempted to …

We have an ethical responsibility to provide captive animals with environments that allow
them to experience good welfare. Husbandry activities are often scheduled for the …

Although animal personality research may have applied uses, this suggestion has yet to be
evaluated by assessing empirical studies examining animal personality and conservation …

Simple Summary Personality—ie, individual differences in behavior and emotion—is
increasingly being recognized as important in animal research. Whilst numerous studies …

Conservation actions are critical to mitigating the growing number of threatened species
worldwide. Previous studies show a consistent increase in one highly targeted type of …

Highlights•We present a meta-analysis for novel object tests and discuss different
practices.•Novel object tests efficiently quantify individual differences in behaviour.• …

Studies of primate personality have become increasingly common over the past three
decades. Recently, studies have begun to focus on the health, welfare and conservation …

Consistent individual differences in behavior [ie, behavioral types (BTs)], are common
across the animal kingdom. Consistency can make behavior an adaptive trait for mate …

The dramatic growth of the captive giant panda (Ailuropoda melanoleuca) population
exemplifies how the application of scientific findings to animal care and reproductive …