| Domestication and selection may affect fish behaviour, sometime as soon as at the first generation of domestication. However, knowledge about how both processes impact on fish spatial exploration and swimming activity still is to be improved. The objective of this experiment was (i) to evaluate spatial exploration behaviour and swimming activities of three sea bass strains having different domestication and selection levels and (ii) to analyse their responses to an acute stress. Sea bass exploration and swimming activities were studied before, during and 40 min after a stimulation (standardized fall of an object). The experimental tank was divided in to four zones, and the time spent, the distance travelled in each zone and the swimming complexity were... |
