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The bold and the shy: individual differences in rainbow trout
Author(s) -
Sneddon L. U.
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1046/j.1095-8649.2003.00084.x
Subject(s) - boldness , rainbow trout , shyness , biology , hatchery , fish <actinopterygii> , trout , fishery , personality , ecology , psychology , social psychology , anxiety , psychiatry
Boldness and shyness were investigated as ‘personality’ traits in hatchery‐reared rainbow trout Oncorhynchus mykiss . Bold fish spent more time in an open area and were more active than shy fish and these behaviours could be used as indicators of boldness and shyness. These differences were related to learning ability in a simple conditioning task. Bold fish learned the task more quickly than shy fish.