Integrating animal temperament within ecology and evolution

D Réale, SM Reader, D Sol, PT McDougall… - Biological …, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
Temperament describes the idea that individual behavioural differences are repeatable over
time and across situations. This common phenomenon covers numerous traits, such as …

Heritable and experiential effects on boldness in a tropical poeciliid

C Brown, F Burgess, VA Braithwaite - Behavioral Ecology and …, 2007 - Springer
Consistent differences in human behaviour are often explained with reference to personality
traits. Recent evidence suggests that similar traits are widespread across the entire animal …

Correlation between boldness and body mass in natural populations of the poeciliid Brachyrhaphis episcopi

C Brown, F Jones, VA Braithwaite - Journal of Fish Biology, 2007 - Wiley Online Library
The boldness of individual Brachyrhaphis episcopi, collected from regions of high and low
predation, was investigated using two independent assays:(1) the time to emerge from cover …

When bigger is not better: selection against large size, high condition and fast growth in juvenile lemon sharks

JD Dibattista, KA Feldheim, SH Gruber… - Journal of …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
Selection acting on large marine vertebrates may be qualitatively different from that acting
on terrestrial or freshwater organisms, but logistical constraints have thus far precluded …

The influence of early experience on, and inheritance of, cerebral lateralization

C Brown, J Western, VA Braithwaite - Animal Behaviour, 2007 - Elsevier
Cerebral lateralization refers to the lateralized partitioning of cognitive function in either
hemisphere of the brain. Using a standard detour test, we investigated lateralized behaviour …

A comparative analysis of the preference for dark environments in five teleosts

C Maximino, T Marques, F Dias, FV Cortes… - International Journal …, 2007 - escholarship.org
The present article tried to establish dark/light preference in five different species of teleosts.
We proposed, using the data obtained with this method in zebrafishes (Danio rerio) …

Artificial selection on laterality in the teleost fish Girardinus falcatus

A Bisazza, M Dadda, L Facchin, F Vigo - Behavioural Brain Research, 2007 - Elsevier
We performed five generations of artificial selection on laterality of eye preference in
Girardinus falcatus using a detour test. Two lines were selected for right turning when …

Emotional responsiveness in fish from lines artificially selected for a high or low degree of laterality

M Dadda, E Zandonà, A Bisazza - Physiology & behavior, 2007 - Elsevier
Evidence showing that cerebral asymmetries exist in a wide range of animals has prompted
investigation into the advantages and disadvantages of brain lateralization. In the teleost fish …

[PDF][PDF] Évaluation de l'effet d'un système de refuge sur la survie et la croissance des alevins de Heterobranchus longifilis élevés en cage flottante

A Coulibaly, T Koné, NI Ouattara… - Belgian Journal of …, 2007 - researchgate.net
La présente étude a consisté à évaluer en cage flottante (1m3) l'effet de l'introduction d'un
système de refuge (bandelettes plastiques) sur la survie et la croissance des alevins de …

Individual variability in the behaviour and morphology of larval Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua, L.)

H Forbes - 2007 - theses.gla.ac.uk
Individuals both within and between populations can vary markedly in a number of traits,
including behaviour, life-history patterns and morphology. These differences do not simply …