Animal personalities and their implications for complex signaling

作     者：Nicholas DIRIENZO Ann V HEDRICK 

作者机构：Department of Neurobiology Physiology & Behavior Animal Behavior Graduate Group University of California Davis CA 95616 USA Department of Neurobiology Physiology & Behavior University of California Davis CA 95616 USA 

出 版 物：《Current Zoology》 (动物学报（英文版）)

年 卷 期：2014年第60卷第3期

页      面：381-386页

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学科分类：0710[理学-生物学] 0810[工学-信息与通信工程] 081504[工学-水利水电工程] 0905[农学-畜牧学] 08[工学] 0906[农学-兽医学] 0815[工学-水利工程] 081001[工学-通信与信息系统] 

基　　金：National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship 

主　　题：信号器 个性 动物 行为生态学 人格类型 信令系统 研究人员 生态过程 

摘      要：Animal personalities have been a major focus of behavioral ecology over the past decade. Consistent individual differences in behavior have been found across taxa, and have been shown to influence a range of ecological processes. The role of personalities in sexual selection has been considered, and examples exist that show selection for personality traits with both assortative and disassortative mating patterns between personality types. One overlooked aspect of the personality and sexual selection literature is the potential for personality-signaling interactions, specifically with complex signaling. Complex signaling is a diverse topic in itself, and in short, consists of multiple signals within one or more modalities that interact to elicit a receiver response. Research into complex signaling has been thorough, although at times studies discover complex signaling systems that fail to fit into one of the existing hypotheses in the literature. Here, we argue that personalities may interact with complex signaling, which should be considered by researchers of both personality and sexual selection and communication. We describe several ways in which personality-complex signaling interactions could affect both the signaler and receiver, and the way in which they may drive personality-specific signals as well as receiver preferences. Finally, we discuss how considering personality in complex signaling studies may inform theory as well as improve the ability of researchers to accurately describe its function.