The epigenetics of animal personality
van Oers K, van den Heuvel K, Sepers B (2023)
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 150: 105194.
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van Oers, Kees;
van den Heuvel, Krista;
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Animal personality, consistent individual differences in behaviour, is an important concept for understanding how individuals vary in how they cope with environmental challenges. In order to understand the evolutionary significance of animal personality, it is crucial to understand the underlying regulatory mechanisms. Epigenetic marks such as DNA methylation are hypothesised to play a major role in explaining variation in phenotypic changes in response to environmental alterations. Several characteristics of DNA methylation also align well with the concept of animal personality. In this review paper, we summarise the current literature on the role that molecular epigenetic mechanisms may have in explaining personality variation. We elaborate on the potential for epigenetic mechanisms to explain behavioural variation, behavioural development and temporal consistency in behaviour. We then suggest future routes for this emerging field and point to potential pitfalls that may be encountered. We conclude that a more inclusive approach is needed for studying the epigenetics of animal personality and that epigenetic mechanisms cannot be studied without considering the genetic background.
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2023
Zeitschriftentitel
Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews
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150
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105194
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01497634
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van Oers K, van den Heuvel K, Sepers B. The epigenetics of animal personality. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 2023;150: 105194.
van Oers, K., van den Heuvel, K., & Sepers, B. (2023). The epigenetics of animal personality. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 150, 105194. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.neubiorev.2023.105194
van Oers, Kees, van den Heuvel, Krista, and Sepers, Bernice. 2023. “The epigenetics of animal personality”. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 150: 105194.
van Oers, K., van den Heuvel, K., and Sepers, B. (2023). The epigenetics of animal personality. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 150:105194.
van Oers, K., van den Heuvel, K., & Sepers, B., 2023. The epigenetics of animal personality. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, 150: 105194.
K. van Oers, K. van den Heuvel, and B. Sepers, “The epigenetics of animal personality”, Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews, vol. 150, 2023, : 105194.
van Oers, K., van den Heuvel, K., Sepers, B.: The epigenetics of animal personality. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews. 150, : 105194 (2023).
van Oers, Kees, van den Heuvel, Krista, and Sepers, Bernice. “The epigenetics of animal personality”. Neuroscience & Biobehavioral Reviews 150 (2023): 105194.
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