Harvest and natural predation shape selection for behavioral predictability in male wild turkeys

Previous research has shown that traits increasing prey detectability, such as using open areas, higher activity levels, and using areas frequented by hunters, reduce survival rates and are considered risk-taking behaviors. Despite extensive studies on how harvest-induced and natural selection impact average phenotypic expression, the influence of these factors on behavior predictability remains unclear. Using a double hierarchical generalized linear modeling framework, we assessed variation in both average behavioral expression and predictability in male wild turkeys (n = 108) and explored how it related to susceptibility to harvest and predation. Our analysis revealed individual variation in predictability linked to risk-taking and activity (Average speed—CVp = 0.28, 95% CrI = 0.23–0.33), with some males exhibiting more consistent behavior than others. We also identified a behavioral type–predictability syndrome, where riskier individuals were more predictable, and more active individ..., , # Harvest and natural predation shape selection for behavioral predictability in male wild turkeys Dataset DOI: [10.5061/dryad.79cnp5j8p](https://doi.org/10.5061/dryad.79cnp5j8p) ## Description of the data and file structure ├── Data │ ├── GA_Webb_male_2014_2023_fixes_FINAL.csv  <- Behavioral data from both GA/SC used in main analysis   └── survival_data_FINAL.csv                    <- survival data frame used for fitness analysis ### Files and variables #### File: survival_data_FINAL.csv **Description:** Survival data frame ##### Variables * ID2: Transmitter ID for individual wild turkeys * ID: Transmitter ID for individual wild turkeys * Site: Study site * Year: Year of the study * Age: Age of male wild turkeys (A = adult; J = Juvenile) * Year_Status: Mortality status of individual wild turkeys during the year they were tracked with GPS-VHF transmitters * Survival: Binary survival outcome (1= survived, 0 = dead) #### File: GA_Webb_male_2014_2023_fi...,