'Social competence'refers to the ability of an individual to optimise its social behaviour
depending on available social information. Although such ability will enhance social …

The zebrafish Danio rerio, is an important model organism in developmental genetics,
neurophysiology and biomedicine, but little is known about its natural ecology and …

Plastic pollution is a growing global emergency and it could serve as a geological indicator
of the Anthropocene era. Microplastics are potentially more hazardous than macroplastics …

Immune dysfunction is commonly associated with several neurological and mental
disorders. Although the mechanisms by which peripheral immunity may influence neuronal …

This review examines the contribution of research on fishes to the growing field of
behavioural syndromes. Current knowledge of behavioural syndromes in fishes is reviewed …

Zebrafish are increasingly being used in behavioral neuroscience,
neuropsychopharmacology and neurotoxicology. Recently, behavioral screens used to …

The scototaxis (dark/light preference) protocol is a behavioral model for fish that is being
validated to assess the antianxiety effects of pharmacological agents and the behavioral …

Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are rapidly emerging as a useful animal model in neurobehavioral
research. Mounting evidence shows the suitability of zebrafish to model various aspects of …

Modeling of stress and anxiety in adult zebrafish (Danio rerio) is increasingly utilized in
neuroscience research and central nervous system (CNS) drug discovery. Representing the …

1. Animals often differ in suites of correlated behaviours, comparable with how humans differ
in personality. Constraints on the architecture of behaviour have been invoked to explain …