Adult insect personality in the wild— Calopteryx splendens as a model for field studies
| Autor: | Andrzej Antoł, Tomas Brodin, Maria Gołąb, Szymon Sniegula |
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| Rok vydání: | 2021 |
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biology insect behavior Ecology Boldness media_common.quotation_subject Population Adult insect Zoology biology.organism_classification field experiments Courtship Damselfly personality Personality Calopteryx splendens repeatability education QH540-549.5 Research Articles Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics media_common Invertebrate Research Article Nature and Landscape Conservation |
| Zdroj: | Ecology and Evolution Ecology and Evolution, Vol 11, Iss 24, Pp 18467-18476 (2021) |
| ISSN: | 2045-7758 |
| DOI: | 10.1002/ece3.8439 |
| Popis: | Animal personality has received increasing interest and acknowledgment within ecological research over the past two decades. However, some areas are still poorly studied and need to be developed. For instance, field studies focused on invertebrates are currently highly underrepresented in the literature. More studies including a wider variety of traits measured and species tested are needed to improve our understanding of trait‐correlation patterns and generalities. We studied nine behavioral traits, in the damselfly Calopteryx splendens, from an array of three experiments: (i) courtship, (ii) aggressiveness, and (iii) boldness, and calculated their repeatability. The behaviors were measured twice in two different contexts: (i) undisturbed territory and (ii) partially deteriorated territory. Traits related to courtship and boldness were all repeatable across the two contexts. Among aggressive behaviors, only one trait (number of hits) was repeatable. This work demonstrates, for the first time, the presence of within‐population personality differences in an adult damselfly in the wild. We further propose C. splendens as a promising model species for testing personality in the wild under highly controlled environmental conditions. Calopteryx splendens behaviors are highly repeatable. The presented field experiments allow to control for most environmental factors. Hence, the species and its habitat is a good model for personality studies in the wild. |
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