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 …

Reactions to stress vary between individuals, and physiological and behavioral responses
tend to be associated in distinct suites of correlated traits, often termed stress-coping styles …

The scototaxis (dark/light preference) protocol is a behavioral model for fish that is being
validated to assess the antianxiety effects of pharmacological agents and the behavioral …

To investigate the ecological significance of personality, researchers generally measure
behavioural traits in captivity. Whether behaviour in captivity is analogous to behaviour in …

The notion 'quality of life'(QoL) suggests that welfare in animals encompasses more than just
an absence of suffering; it concerns the quality of an animal's entire relationship with its …

Personality research has begun to take hold in the animal kingdom as psychologists turn to
animal models to investigate various aspects of personality. Similarly, behavioral ecologists …

The left and right sides of the brain are specialised to process information in different ways
and to control different categories of behaviour. Research on a range of species has shown …

Studies of “behavioral syndromes” in different populations and species of animals can be
used to shed light on the underlying mechanisms of evolution. For example, some …

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

Predation is a strong selective force in most natural systems, potentially fueling evolutionary
changes in prey morphology, life history and behaviour. Recent work has suggested that …