The study of individual behavioral variation, sometimes called animal personalities or
behavioral types, is now a well-established area of research in behavioral ecology and …

Consistent individual tendencies in behaviour, or behavioural types, are likely to impact the
dynamics and outcomes of animal‐mediated seed dispersal. We review the extant literature …

Competition plays a central role in the maintenance of biodiversity. A backbone of classic
niche theory is that local coexistence of competitors is favoured by the contraction or …

Individual variation is increasingly recognized as a central component of ecological
processes, but its role in structuring environmental niche associations remains largely …

Abstract Knowledge of species' functional traits is essential for understanding biodiversity
patterns, predicting the impacts of global environmental changes, and assessing the …

Individual differences in personality types within the same species have been studied much
less than differences between species and populations. Personality differences are related …

Although neglected by classic niche theory, individual variation is now recognized as a
prevalent phenomenon in nature with evolutionary and ecological relevance. Recent theory …

Background There is growing attention to individuality in movement, its causes and
consequences. Similarly to other well-established personality traits (eg, boldness or …

Scatter‐hoarding small mammals act as both seed predators and seed dispersers in forest
ecosystems. Their choices regarding consuming or caching seeds must balance the risk of …

Intraspecific variation plays a pivotal role in sha** ecological dynamics. As the dispersal of
seeds of most woody plants is mediated by animals, individual variation within the animal …