Social dominance is a ubiquitous phenomenon among social animals, including humans.
To date, individual attributes leading to dominance (after a contest) remain largely elusive …

How social and ecological factors are associated with variation in dominance style across
species of animals has been studied frequently, but the underlying processes are often not …

Mating experience shapes male mating behavior across species, from insects, fish, and
birds, to rodents. Here, we investigated the effect of multiple mating experiences on male …

Background Aggression is an evolutionarily conserved behavior critical for animal survival.
In the fish Betta splendens, across different stages of fighting interactions, fighting opponents …

Background Aggression is observed across the animal kingdom, and benefits animals in a
number of ways to increase fitness and promote survival. While aggressive behaviors vary …

Background Aggression is an adaptive behaviour that animals use to protect offspring,
defend themselves and obtain resources. Zebrafish, like many other animals, are not able to …

Agonistic conflict is ubiquitous throughout taxa, although the intensity of aggression
observed is often highly variable across contexts. For socially monogamous species, a …

The provision of environmental enrichments (EEs: resources that meet animals' needs and
preferences) tends to improve the welfare of captive animals. Zebrafish (Danio rerio) are a …

In fish, aggression has significant individual differences, and different personalities exhibit
distinct behavioral performances and physiological stress responses. Under intensive …

Background Revealing the effect of transcriptomic regulation on behavioral differences is a
fundamental goal in biology, but the relationship between gene regulatory networks and …