Other Fish

Growth and social behavior in a cichlid fish are affected by social rearing environment and kinship

Living in groups is a widespread phenomenon in many animal taxa. The reduction of predation risk is thought to be an important cause for the formation of groups. Consequently, grouping behavior is particularly pronounced during vulnerable life stages, i.e., as...

Year Published: 2014Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Fish, Other Fish

Citation: Hesse, S., Thunken, T. 2014. Growth and social behavior in a cichlid fish are affected by social rearing environment and kinship. Naturwissenschaften 101, 273-283.

Defining and assessing animal pain

The detection and assessment of pain in animals is crucial to improving their welfare in a variety of contexts in which humans are ethically or legally bound to do so. Thus clear standards to judge whether pain is likely to...

Year Published: 2014Topics: Emotion, Pain, & Sentience, Welfare AssessmentAnimal Type: All/General, Amphibian, Bird, Cephalopod, Crocodile & Alligator, Crustacean, Finch, Fish, Fowl, Frog & Toad, Insect & Spider, Invertebrate, Lizard, Other Bird, Other Fish, Other Invertebrate, Parrot, Reptile, Salamander, Salmon, Snake, Tilapia, Trout, Turtle & Tortoise, Zebrafish

Citation: Sneddon, L. U., Elwood, R. W., Adamo, S. A. et al. 2014. Defining and assessing animal pain. Animal Behaviour 97, 201-212.

Isolation impairs cognition in a social fish

In variable environments, animals can learn to alter their behavior to adjust to changes. Sometimes, however, this learning ability can be impaired. For example, challenges in the social or physical environment can trigger physiological responses that compromise an individual's capacity...

Year Published: 2015Topics: Social Housing & CompanionshipAnimal Type: Fish, Other Fish

Citation: Brandão, M. L., Braithwaite, V. A., Gonçalves-de-Freitas, E. 2015. Isolation impairs cognition in a social fish. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 171, 204-210.

Why did the fish cross the tank? Objectively measuring the value of enrichment for captive fish

There has been very little research into the enrichment preferences of ornamental fish, even though there are billions of fish kept in captivity as pets and research animals. We used preference and motivational testing to compare the value of real...

Year Published: 2015Topics: Environmental EnrichmentAnimal Type: Fish, Other Fish

Citation: Sullivan, M., Lawrence, C., Blache, D. 2016. Why did the fish cross the tank? Objectively measuring the value of enrichment for captive fish. Applied Animal Behaviour Science 174, 181-88.

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.

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.