title: Evolution of animal personalities.
abstract: Wolf et al. propose a model to explain the existence of animal personalities, consistent with behavioural differences among individuals in various contexts--their explanation is counter-intuitive and cogent. However, all models have their limits, and the particular life-history requirements of this one may be unclear. Here we analyse their model and clarify its organismal scope.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
authors.forename: Richard
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: McElreath
authors.forename: Barney
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Luttbeg
authors.forename: Sean P
authors.initials: SP
authors.lastname: Fogarty
authors.forename: Tomas
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Brodin
authors.forename: Andrew
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sih
mesh_terms: D000374:Aggression; D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D005075:Biological Evolution; D005246:Feedback; D008954:Models, Biological; D010551:Personality; D012098:Reproduction / Q000502:physiology