观赏暹罗斗鱼对镜像试验的攻击性和适应性的高变异性

IF 1.3 4区 生物学 Q4 BEHAVIORAL SCIENCES
Melina Coelho da Silva, Adelino V. M. Canário, Peter C. Hubbard, Sara D. Cardoso, David Gonçalves
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理解动物行为中一致的个体间差异,即人格特征,对于探索行为多样性的机制和进化后果至关重要。攻击行为影响生存、资源获取和繁殖,因此澄清个体差异可以增强我们对生态动力学的理解,并提高行为研究中实验设计的准确性。在本研究中,观赏雄性斗鱼(一种用于攻击研究的模式生物)对其镜像的攻击反应进行了每周一次的个体内部和个体间的变异分析(一种评估鱼类攻击的标准方法),并连续三周对其一致性进行了评估。个体之间的攻击行为存在显著差异,变异系数从29%到60%不等。虽然大多数鱼都表现出了全套的攻击性行为,但有些鱼没有表现出攻击性行为,而另一些鱼只表现出威胁行为,但没有采取攻击行动。个体威胁和攻击行为的一致性各不相同,但总体上重复性较高(类内相关系数≥0.5),表明个体具有不同的攻击水平。对镜像实验有习惯,到第二周攻击性显著减少,尽管习惯程度(一种学习形式)在某些行为中因人而异。呼吸频率与攻击行为呈正相关,可以被认为是推断该物种攻击水平的指标。这些结果表明,在使用splendens B.的攻击研究中,应该考虑到攻击行为的个体间差异和对使用镜像试验重复测试的习惯,并可能在其他物种中进行攻击研究。
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High variability in aggression and habituation to the mirror assay in ornamental Siamese fighting fish Betta splendens

Understanding consistent inter-individual variability in animal behaviour, known as personality traits, is essential for exploring the mechanisms and evolutionary consequences of behavioural diversity. Aggressive behaviour influences survival, resource acquisition, and reproduction, so clarifying individual differences can enhance our understanding of ecological dynamics and improve experimental design accuracy in behavioural studies. In this study, ornamental male Betta splendens, a model organism for aggression research, were analysed for intra- and inter-individual variability in aggressive responses to their mirror image—a standard method for assessing aggression in fish—once per week, and their consistency was evaluated over three consecutive weeks There were significant differences in aggressive behaviour across individuals, with coefficients of variation ranging from 29 to 60%. While most fish exhibited the full suite of aggressive displays, some showed no aggressive behaviour, while others only displayed threat behaviours but did not advance to the attacks. The consistency of individual threat and attack behaviours varied, but repeatability was high overall (intra-class correlation coefficients ≥ 0.5), indicating that individual fish have different levels of aggression. There was habituation to the mirror assay, with aggression decreasing significantly by the second week, though the degree of habituation, a form of learning, varied among individuals in some behaviours. Air-breathing frequency correlated positively with aggression behaviours and can be considered an indicator to infer aggression level in this species. These results indicate that inter-individual variation in aggressive behaviour and habituation to repeated testing using the mirror assay should be considered in aggression studies using B. splendens and potentially in other species.

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acta ethologica
acta ethologica 生物-动物学
CiteScore
1.90
自引率
0.00%
发文量
18
审稿时长
>12 weeks
期刊介绍: acta ethologica publishes empirical and theoretical research papers, short communications, commentaries, reviews and book reviews as well as methods papers in the field of ethology and related disciplines, with a strong concentration on the behavior biology of humans and other animals. The journal places special emphasis on studies integrating proximate (mechanisms, development) and ultimate (function, evolution) levels in the analysis of behavior. Aspects of particular interest include: adaptive plasticity of behavior, inter-individual and geographic variations in behavior, mechanisms underlying behavior, evolutionary processes and functions of behavior, and many other topics. acta ethologica is an official journal of ISPA, CRL and the Portuguese Ethological Society (SPE)
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