Impact of social environment on inter- and intrasexual selection in a cichlid fish with mutual mate choice

Social-rearing environment has profound effects on behaviour, physiology and development. A complex social environment enhances an individual's social skills and competence in many animal taxa. Consequently, complete social deprivation seriously impairs various aspects of behaviour, development, brain function and hormone...

Year Published: 2016Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Fish, Other Fish

Citation: Hesse, S., Bakker, T. C. M. , Baldauf, S. A. et al. 2016. Impact of social environment on inter- and intrasexual selection in a cichlid fish with mutual mate choice. Animal Behaviour 111, 85-92.

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Recent social conditions affect boldness repeatability in individual sticklebacks

Animal personalities are ubiquitous across the animal kingdom and have been shown both to influence individual behaviour in the social context and to be affected by it. However, little attention has been paid to possible carryover effects of social conditions...

Year Published: 2016Topics: Personality, Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Fish, Other Fish

Citation: Jolles, J. W., Aaron-Taylor, B., Manica, A. 2016. Recent social conditions affect boldness repeatability in individual sticklebacks. Animal Behaviour 112, 139-145.

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