Question

Explain how personality difference could influence distribution within habitats.

Answer 1

Recent studies have suggested that individual level personality traits influence the degree to which individuals use social information, are attracted to conspecific or act as a leaders or followers.

-Animal groups can maintain coordinated behaviour and make collective decisions based on simple interaction rules.

-collective action may be further facilitated by individual variation within groups, particularly through leader or follower polymorphisms.

* Some of the influence are as follows:-

-Group reponsivrespon among the neighbour -

predator avoidance and Resources exploitation can't seen after personality development.

-provides important benefits for individual group members

- Affecting decision-making processes

- Recent theoretical work has proposed that consistent grouping and leadership tendencies may relate to variation in individual-level personality traits . If so, then such consistent and potentially heritable differences in personality may help characterize individuals’ roles in collective decision-making.