McElreath Richard, Luttbeg Barney, Fogarty Sean P, Brodin Tomas, Sih Andrew
Department of Anthropology, University of California, Davis, California 95616, USA.
Nature. 2007 Nov 8;450(7167):E5; discussion E5-6. doi: 10.1038/nature06326.
Wolf et al. propose a model to explain the existence of animal personalities, consistent with behavioural differences among individuals in various contexts--their explanation is counter-intuitive and cogent. However, all models have their limits, and the particular life-history requirements of this one may be unclear. Here we analyse their model and clarify its organismal scope.
沃尔夫等人提出了一个模型来解释动物个性的存在,这与个体在各种情境下的行为差异相一致——他们的解释虽有违直觉但却有说服力。然而,所有模型都有其局限性,而这个模型的特定生活史要求可能并不明确。在此,我们分析他们的模型并阐明其适用的生物体范围。