Animal personalities: behavior, physiology, and evolution - 43777

Ask anyone who has owned a pet and they'll assure you that, yes, animals have personalities. And science is beginning to agree. Researchers have demonstrated that both domesticated and nondomesticated animals behave consistently different ways, metting the criteria for what many define as personality.

But why the differences, and how are personalities shaped by genes and environment?

This book explores these questions and much more.