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In a number of animal species, individuals differ in their ability to solve cognitive tasks.
However, the mechanisms underlying this variability remain unclear. It has been proposed …

Highlights•We studied the effects of ontogeny and personality on inhibitory control in a
teleost.•Fish of all ages tested showed inhibitory control in the cylinder task.•10-and 90-day …

Behavioural types (ie, personalities or temperament) are defined as among individual
differences in behavioural traits that are consistent over time and ecological contexts …

Individuals exhibit consistent differences in behaviour and related cognitive performance.'
Cognitive styles'-based hypotheses suggest the trade-off between speed and accuracy is an …

Abstract Background Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are increasingly being used to model anxiety. A
common behavioral assay employed for assessing anxiety-like behaviors in zebrafish is the …

Intensive and trait‐selective mortality of fish and wildlife can cause evolutionary changes in
a range of life‐history and behavioural traits. These changes might in turn alter the circadian …

Research on among individual variation in behavior has increased rapidly in recent years. It
is intuitively appealing that variation in the behavior of individuals has ecological …

There is evidence that animal personality can affect sexual selection, with studies reporting
that male behavioural types are associated with success during pre-and post-copulatory …

Teleosts display the highest level of brain plasticity of all vertebrates. Yet we still know little
about how seasonality affects fish behaviour and the underlying cognitive mechanisms …