Meta-analysis of Behavioural Research in Lizards Reveals that Viviparity Contributes Better to Animal Personality than Secretory Glands
M. R. Ruiz-Monachesi,
J. J. Martínez
Abstract:Animal personality is defined as an individual's behavioural consistency across contexts, situations, and time. Understanding the evolution of animal personality requires the integration of macroevolutionary patterns with intraspecific promoters of individual behavioural consistency. In this study, we conducted a meta-analysis to assess the association between lizards' animal personality and different indicators of sociability (a personality promotor) in a phylogenetic context. In lizards, the presence of both… Show more
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