Agamas exhibit behavioral syndromes: bolder males bask and feed more but may suffer higher predation

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How not to measure boldness: novel object and antipredator responses are not the same in wild baboons (2012, background): “For example, bolder male rock agamas, Agama planiceps, spend more time basking, which may lead to increased feeding rates compared with shy individuals; however, bolder individuals may also suffer higher predation as a result of spending less time hiding in shelters (Carter et al. 2010).”
Boldness, trappability and sampling bias in wild lizards (2012, background): “However, if boldness also correlates with activity, for example, in the presence of a predator, then bold individuals may also suffer higher predation (Bremner-Harrison et al. 2004; Biro et al. 2006; Carter et al. 2010).”
Animal personality: what are behavioural ecologists measuring? (2013, background): “Relationships are well established between natural behaviour and experimentation, and between natural behaviour and ratings (for example Pederson, King & Landau, 2005; Konečná et al., 2008; Carter et al., 2010; Kurvers et al., 2010), and there is some evidence that ratings are indicative of experime”