Boldness, mate choice and reproductive success in Rissa tridactyla

As many long-lived seabirds are biparental and monogamous, individuals need to choose their mates wisely. While assortative mating based on physical traits is widely studied, mate choice in sexually monomorphic species based on behavioural traits remains poorly understood. We propose that personality is a possible factor on which mate choice is based and that certain personality traits within a behavioural syndrome confer a greater fitness. Here...