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 …

Over the past decade, research on animal personality has flourished in numerous
disciplines ranging from Behavioral Ecology and Developmental Psychobiology to Genetics …

Consistent individual differences in boldness, reactivity, aggressiveness, and other
'personality traits' in animals are stable within individuals but vary across individuals, for …

In recent years, evidence for interindividual variation in “personality” within animal
populations has been accumulating. Personality is defined as consistency in an individual's …

Recent studies have examined the ecological and evolutionary bases for variation in animal
personality. However, only a few such studies have examined how foraging parameters are …

The concept of behavioural syndromes hypothesizes that consistent behaviours across
various situations mediate important life history trade-offs, and predicts correlations among …

Selective serotonin reuptake inhibitors (SSRIs) are a class of antidepressants increasingly
prescribed to treat patients with clinical depression. As a result of the significant negative …

Hatcheries often produce bold fish that are maladapted to survive in the wild, as absence of
predators and selection for fast growth tend to favour risk-taking behaviors. Not surprisingly …

Size-selective harvesting associated with commercial and recreational fishing practices has
been shown to alter life history traits through a phenomenon known as fishing-induced …

Animals are known to exhibit 'personality'; that is, individual differences in behaviour that are
consistent across time and/or situations. One axis of personality of particular importance for …