Exploratory behaviour and novel predator recognition: behavioural correlations across contexts

It was hypothesized that the exploratory behaviour of an individual measured in a novel environment could predict its behaviour in response to a novel predator. This study examined novel predator recognition in the western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis, a species with individual differences in risk‐...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of fish biology 2016-08, Vol.89 (2), p.1178-1189
Hauptverfasser: Blake, C. A., Gabor, C. R.
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:It was hypothesized that the exploratory behaviour of an individual measured in a novel environment could predict its behaviour in response to a novel predator. This study examined novel predator recognition in the western mosquitofish Gambusia affinis, a species with individual differences in risk‐taking, activity and exploration in novel environments. Prey responded with characteristic shoaling and avoidance in response to native predators, but did not show characteristic antipredator behaviour towards novel predators. Furthermore, G. affinis exhibited individual‐level behavioural correlations across contexts but only when prey were tested with native predators. This could be the result of native predatory selection on behavioural correlations in the prey species.
ISSN:0022-1112
1095-8649
DOI:10.1111/jfb.12995