Emergence of behavioural syndromes

What is it about?

It remains unclear why individuals often behave consistently across time and context. In this study we show that behavioural consistency arises rapidly in a cohort of young wild brown trout as a result of behavioural changes through time and natural selection.

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Why is it important?

This study dissects the processes through which behavioural consistency (or 'personality') arises in a free-living fish population.