Personality traits influence contest outcome, and vice versa, in a territorial butterfly

Holding a territory is often crucial in order to acquire key resources, including mating partners. However, few studies have investigated the role of animal personality in the context of territorial conflicts and how the contest outcome itself may influence personality traits. We studied personality in male Speckled wood butterflies, Pararge aegeria , before and after territorial contests for sunspot territories. Before interactions, boldness...