Evolutionary genetics of personality in the Trinidadian guppy I: maternal and additive genetic effects across ontogeny

• Published in: Heredity Vol. 122; no. 1; pp. 1 - 14
• Main Authors: White, Stephen John, Wilson, Alastair James
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Springer Nature B.V 01.01.2019; Springer International Publishing
• Subjects: Adults; Age; Animals; Behavior, Animal; Biological Evolution; Body Weight - genetics; Evolutionary genetics; Genetic effects; Genetic Variation - genetics; Genetics; Juveniles; Maternal effects; Maternal Inheritance - genetics; Offspring; Ontogeny; Personality; Personality - genetics; Personality - physiology; Phenotype; Phenotypic variations; Poecilia - genetics; Poecilia - growth & development; Predictions; Quantitative genetics; Risk taking; Weight

Among-individual variation in behaviour is a widespread phenomenon, with several frameworks developed to explain its existence. Maternal effects, which can have significant influence over evolutionary processes, are an understudied source of behavioural variation. Maternal effects are not necessaril...