Farshad S. Vakili

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💥 Our new work reveals that, while personality types might not directly influence breeding output, they do indeed predict individual survival, with bolder female goldeneyes facing higher mortality risk from predation.

(2) However, we had found no significant effect of personality types on hatching success.

⁉️ This raised the question: "if boldness and shyness do not affect breeding output, why have these traits evolved and maintained in this species?"

(1) This builds nicely on our previous work (lnkd.in/dfp_9rxz)

_ We identified personality types (shy-bold spectrum) in this species, based on their nest defense during incubation.

New paper alert 🚨

_ Exceptionally bold female common goldeneyes (highly persistent in staying on the nest) are more likely to be predated, based on data on real predation events.
Check it out 👇🏻
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