The consistency of trait-based species ranking in different environments depends on the direction of trait variation in response to environmental variation and the relative magnitude of inter- vs. intraspecific variation (Garnier et al. 2001).
Importantly, Study 3 illustrates how the IPQ can be used to address the substantive issue of the rank-order consistency of personality traits across time.
While there were some differences among differing industries, there was also a surprising consistency of the traits and behaviors that executives appear to use in deciding who they will likely promote.
Considering the different social situations of face-to-face interviews versus self-administrated questionnaires, we submit that such stability coefficients may reflect a reliable estimation of valid rank order consistency of personality traits across 5 years.
Unlike other agronomic or horticultural crops that are grown for grain or fruit yield production, the goal of turfgrass management is to obtain high quality plants as defined by leaf color, canopy density, aesthetics and playability, and the consistency of these traits over time.
Our observation suggests different behavioural trait values among seasons, but also consistencies of behavioural traits over time in voles (A. Herde & J.A. Eccard, unpublished).
Although studies have consistently identified the presence of traits (within these dimensions) over time (in the same animals) as well as between animals, consistency of the value of the trait over time for individual animals has been demonstrated to a much lesser extent.
The consistency of species ranking in trait values across fertilizer × shade treatments was tested with Spearman's rank correlation.
Regarding the desiccation traits, the consistency of Rab17, Rab28 and Emb5 genes as candidates was supported by the fact that their transcript levels increased from 40 to 80 DAP and was stronger in F252 than in F2, which was consistent with the positive effect of F252 allele on desiccation.
We find no differences in the fraction of antagonistic QTL in traits under abiotic and biotic selection, suggesting similar consistency in selection pressure on these two types of traits.
The varying consistency in trait-based ranking may limit the usefulness of functional groups as well as the applicability of species-specific mean trait values in predicting species or community responses to environmental variation.
