Denis Réale

TL;DR: It is proposed that temperament can and should be studied within an evolutionary ecology framework and provided a terminology that could be used as a working tool for ecological studies of temperament, which includes five major temperament trait categories: shyness‐boldness, exploration‐avoidance, activity, sociability and aggressiveness.

TL;DR: Here, it is outlined how central ideas in behavioural ecology and quantitative genetics can be combined within a single framework based on the concept of 'behavioural reaction norms', facilitating analysis of phenomena usually studied separately in terms of personality and plasticity, thereby enhancing understanding of their adaptive nature.

TL;DR: It is proposed that consistent behavioural differences among individuals, or personality, covary with life history and physiological differences at the within-population, interpopulation and interspecific levels.

TL;DR: A practical guide for ecologists interested in exploring the potential to apply this quantitative genetic method in their research, by outlining key concepts in quantitative genetics and how an animal model estimates relevant quantitative genetic parameters, such as heritabilities or genetic correlations.

TL;DR: An overview of the available literature on the fitness consequences of personality traits in natural populations is provided and it is hoped that this review will stimulate the use of the phenotypic selection analysis applied to the study of selection on Personality traits in animals.