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Pasquet, Alain; Sebastian, Anthony; Begout, Marie-laure; Ledore, Yannick; Teletchea, Fabrice; Fontaine, Pascal. |
Personality traits have been studied for some decades in fish species. Yet, most often, studies focused on juveniles or adults. Thus, very few studies tried to demonstrate that traits could also be found in fish larvae. In this study, we aimed at identifying personality traits in Northern pike (Exos lucius) larvae. Twenty first-feeding larvae aged 21 days post hatch (16.1 +/− 0.4 mm in total length, mean +/− SD) were used to establish personality traits with two tests: a maze and a novel object. These tests are generally used for evaluating the activity and exploration of specimens as well as their activity and boldness, respectively. The same Northern pike twenty larvae were challenged in the two tests. Their performances were measured by their activity,... |
Tipo: Text |
Palavras-chave: Behavioural tests; Activity; Exploration; Boldness/shyness continuum; Freshwater species. |
Ano: 2015 |
URL: http://archimer.ifremer.fr/doc/00296/40697/39756.pdf |
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