Phylogenetic meta-analysis reveals system-specific behavioural type–behavioural predictability correlations
The biological significance of behavioural predictability (environment-independent within-individual behavioural variation) became accepted recently as an important part of an individual's behavioural strategy besides behavioural type (individual mean behaviour). However, we do not know how beh...
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| author | Gergely Horváth László Zsolt Garamszegi Gábor Herczeg |
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| description | The biological significance of behavioural predictability (environment-independent within-individual behavioural variation) became accepted recently as an important part of an individual's behavioural strategy besides behavioural type (individual mean behaviour). However, we do not know how behavioural type and predictability evolve. Here, we tested different evolutionary scenarios: (i) the two traits evolve independently (lack of correlations) and (ii) the two traits' evolution is constrained (abundant correlations) due to either (ii/a) proximate constraints (direction of correlations is similar) or (ii/b) local adaptations (direction of correlations is variable). We applied a set of phylogenetic meta-analyses based on 93 effect sizes across 44 vertebrate and invertebrate species, focusing on activity and risk-taking. The general correlation between behavioural type and predictability did not differ from zero. Effect sizes for correlations showed considerable heterogeneity, with both negative and positive correlations occurring. The overall absolute (unsigned) effect size was high (Zr = 0.58), and significantly exceeded the null expectation based on randomized data. Our results support the adaptive scenario: correlations between behavioural type and predictability are abundant in nature, but their direction is variable. We suggest that the evolution of these behavioural components might be constrained in a system-specific way. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-7bea768d58f04fd6a9f69a03af89388b2023-09-06T07:05:15ZengThe Royal SocietyRoyal Society Open Science2054-57032023-09-0110910.1098/rsos.230303Phylogenetic meta-analysis reveals system-specific behavioural type–behavioural predictability correlationsGergely Horváth0László Zsolt Garamszegi1Gábor Herczeg2Department of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, 1117 Budapest, HungaryCentre for Ecological Research, Institute of Ecology and Botany, Alkotmány u. 2-4, 2163 Vácrátót, HungaryDepartment of Systematic Zoology and Ecology, Institute of Biology, ELTE Eötvös Loránd University, Pázmány Péter sétány 1/C, 1117 Budapest, HungaryThe biological significance of behavioural predictability (environment-independent within-individual behavioural variation) became accepted recently as an important part of an individual's behavioural strategy besides behavioural type (individual mean behaviour). However, we do not know how behavioural type and predictability evolve. Here, we tested different evolutionary scenarios: (i) the two traits evolve independently (lack of correlations) and (ii) the two traits' evolution is constrained (abundant correlations) due to either (ii/a) proximate constraints (direction of correlations is similar) or (ii/b) local adaptations (direction of correlations is variable). We applied a set of phylogenetic meta-analyses based on 93 effect sizes across 44 vertebrate and invertebrate species, focusing on activity and risk-taking. The general correlation between behavioural type and predictability did not differ from zero. Effect sizes for correlations showed considerable heterogeneity, with both negative and positive correlations occurring. The overall absolute (unsigned) effect size was high (Zr = 0.58), and significantly exceeded the null expectation based on randomized data. Our results support the adaptive scenario: correlations between behavioural type and predictability are abundant in nature, but their direction is variable. We suggest that the evolution of these behavioural components might be constrained in a system-specific way.https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230303animal personalitybehavioural typebehavioural predictabilitycovariationphylogenetic meta-analysis |
| spellingShingle | Gergely Horváth László Zsolt Garamszegi Gábor Herczeg Phylogenetic meta-analysis reveals system-specific behavioural type–behavioural predictability correlations Royal Society Open Science animal personality behavioural type behavioural predictability covariation phylogenetic meta-analysis |
| title | Phylogenetic meta-analysis reveals system-specific behavioural type–behavioural predictability correlations |
| title_full | Phylogenetic meta-analysis reveals system-specific behavioural type–behavioural predictability correlations |
| title_fullStr | Phylogenetic meta-analysis reveals system-specific behavioural type–behavioural predictability correlations |
| title_full_unstemmed | Phylogenetic meta-analysis reveals system-specific behavioural type–behavioural predictability correlations |
| title_short | Phylogenetic meta-analysis reveals system-specific behavioural type–behavioural predictability correlations |
| title_sort | phylogenetic meta analysis reveals system specific behavioural type behavioural predictability correlations |
| topic | animal personality behavioural type behavioural predictability covariation phylogenetic meta-analysis |
| url | https://royalsocietypublishing.org/doi/10.1098/rsos.230303 |
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