Primates got personality, too: Toward an integrative primatology of consistent individual differences in behavior

摘要: In recent years, research on animal personality has exploded within the field of behavioral ecology. Consistent individual differences in behavior exist a wide range species, and these can have fitness consequences influence several aspects species' comparison to studies other animals, however, there been relatively little ecology primate personality. This is surprising given large body psychology biomedicine showing that traits are heritable linked health life history outcomes. this article, I bring together theoretical perspectives evolution with an integrative review what we know about from conducted captive, free-ranging, wild primates. Incorporating frameworks emphasize consistency into holds promise for improving our understanding evolution.