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Individual differences in exploratory and antipredator behaviour in juvenile smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)

Individual differences in exploratory and antipredator behaviour in juvenile smallmouth bass... Individual differences in exploratory and antipredator behaviour in juvenile smallmouth bass ( Micropterus dolomieu ) Kelly L. Smith 1,4) , Jeffrey G. Miner 1) , Daniel D. Wiegmann 1,2) & Steven P. Newman 3) ( 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA; 2 J.P. Scott Center for Neuroscience, Mind and Behavior, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA; 3 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Integrated Science Services, 8770 Highway J, Woodruff, WI 54568, USA) (Accepted: 3 August 2008) Summary The correlation of individual behaviour in different contexts, known as a behavioural syn- drome, constrains the optimization of behaviour within each context. Recent studies reveal that the strength of syndromes differs amongst populations and over individual ontogeny. In this study, exploratory behaviour in an unfamiliar environment and behavioural responses to a simulated predator attack in the presence of food were measured in juvenile smallmouth bass ( Micropterus dolomieu ). The results revealed a syndrome: individuals who actively explored the unfamiliar environment also behaved more boldly in the presence of the model predator. The syndrome implies a tradeoff between collecting information about one’s environment and risk of a predator attack. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png Behaviour Brill

Individual differences in exploratory and antipredator behaviour in juvenile smallmouth bass (Micropterus dolomieu)

Smith, Kelly; Miner, Jeffrey; Wiegmann, Daniel; Newman, Steven
Behaviour , Volume 146 (2): 12 – Jan 1, 2009
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Individual differences in exploratory and antipredator behaviour in juvenile smallmouth bass ( Micropterus dolomieu ) Kelly L. Smith 1,4) , Jeffrey G. Miner 1) , Daniel D. Wiegmann 1,2) & Steven P. Newman 3) ( 1 Department of Biological Sciences, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA; 2 J.P. Scott Center for Neuroscience, Mind and Behavior, Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, OH 43403, USA; 3 Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources, Bureau of Integrated Science Services, 8770 Highway J, Woodruff, WI 54568, USA) (Accepted: 3 August 2008) Summary The correlation of individual behaviour in different contexts, known as a behavioural syn- drome, constrains the optimization of behaviour within each context. Recent studies reveal that the strength of syndromes differs amongst populations and over individual ontogeny. In this study, exploratory behaviour in an unfamiliar environment and behavioural responses to a simulated predator attack in the presence of food were measured in juvenile smallmouth bass ( Micropterus dolomieu ). The results revealed a syndrome: individuals who actively explored the unfamiliar environment also behaved more boldly in the presence of the model predator. The syndrome implies a tradeoff between collecting information about one’s environment and risk of a predator attack.

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