Boldness predicts divorce rates in wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans)

Sun, Ruijiao, van de Walle, Joanie, Patrick, Samantha C ORCID: 0000-0003-4498-944X, Barbraud, Christophe, Weimerskirch, Henri, Delord, Karine and Jenouvrier, Stephanie (2022) Boldness predicts divorce rates in wandering albatrosses (Diomedea exulans). BIOLOGY LETTERS, 18 (9). p. 20220301.

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Abstract

Personality predicts divorce rates in humans, yet how personality traits affect divorce in wild animals remains largely unknown. In a male-skewed population of wandering albatross (<i>Diomedea exulans</i>), we showed that personality predicts divorce; shyer males exhibited higher divorce rates than bolder males but no such relationship was found in females. We propose that divorce may be caused by the intrusion of male competitors and shyer males divorce more often because of their avoidance of territorial aggression, while females have easier access to mates regardless of their personality. Thus, personality may have important implications for the dynamics of social relationships.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	behavioural syndromes, boldness, mate competition, monogamy, sex bias, social networks
Divisions:	Faculty of Science and Engineering > School of Environmental Sciences
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	09 Mar 2023 08:17
Last Modified:	09 Mar 2023 08:17
DOI:	10.1098/rsbl.2022.0301
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3168856