Changes in group behaviour in response to a preferred environment reflect positive affect

TK Kleinhappel, TW Pike, OHP Burman - Scientific Reports, 2023 - nature.com
When observed in their preferred environments, animals display behavioural changes, such
as an increase in resting or a reduction in agonism, suggestive of positive affect and …

Embryonic exposure to artificial light at night impairs learning abilities and their covariance with behavioural traits in teleost fish

T Lucon-Xiccato, G De Russi, S Cannicci… - Biology …, 2023 - royalsocietypublishing.org
The natural light cycle has profound effects on animals' cognitive systems. Its alteration
owing to human activities, such as artificial light at night (ALAN), affects the biodiversity of …

Personality and cognition: shoal size discrimination performance is related to boldness and sociability among ten freshwater fish species

SJ Fu, N Zhang, J Fan - Animal Cognition, 2024 - Springer
Several studies have reported that animals' personalities are often correlated with individual
differences in cognition. Here, we tested whether personality is related to cognition across …