Bio3520
Chapter 17
Animal Personalities
Different animals in a population may exhibit different behaviors; these
can be analyzed by game theory
models
that treat individuals as pursuing different strategies.
An example is the producers -
game:
some payoffs may yield a population of individuals with different personalities.
One possible personality trait is
boldness
-
, as reflected in the tendency to take risks.
Risk-taking behavior such as predator
inspection
involves tradeoffs between
and
benefits
for the individual.
Other personality traits have been studied in
hyenas
and even
such as
octopuses.
Personality is also reflected in alternative mating strategies such as
and
satellite
males, as well as games such as the
- scrounger
game.