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Do you think nature or nurture is more important in shaping animal personalities?

I am asking whether animal personalities are formed mainly through an animals genes, having a large heritable component, or whether their environment shapes them, i.e. social and ecological factors.

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Alexander Thompson • 7
• 11 Mar 2014 3:32pm
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Do you know if the personality traits you describe (bold/shy) have impacts on survival?

Likewise on reproductive success... (Is there a correlation with rank in females, for example?)

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Kirsty MacLeod • 5
• 11 Mar 2014 1:46pm
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