Personality remains: no effect of 3-week social status experience on personality in male fowl

Anna Favati, Eva Udén, Olof Leimar, Hanne Løvlie and Jonathan PruittHandling Editor

Behavioral Ecology, 2018, vol. 29, issue 2, 312-320

Abstract: Behavioral responses of male fowl did not depend on social rank after 3 weeks in stable groups, but were consistent over time for an individual. Theory suggests that stable social states, for example, stable social hierarchies, may lead to consistent variation in behavior, that is, variation in personality. Our results suggest that variation in personality is not a consequence of variation in social status and that personality is more important than current social position in determining individual behavior in stable groups.

Keywords: aggression; behavioral syndrome; chicken; comb size; Gallus; gallus; domesticus; social hierarchy (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2018
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