Animal personality: Worn whiskers reveal resilience

Curr Biol. 2022 Jun 6;32(11):R528-R530. doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2022.04.080.

Abstract

Consistent individual differences in behavior, or personality, may buffer populations against environmental changes. A long-term study of Galápagos sea lions reveals foraging polymorphisms with different levels of reproductive resilience as ocean temperatures increase.

Publication types

  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Animals
  • Feeding Behavior
  • Personality
  • Sea Lions*
  • Vibrissae*