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Consistent behavioural traits and behavioural syndromes in pairs of the false clown anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris
Author(s) -
Wong M. Y. L.,
Medina A.,
Uppaluri C.,
Arnold S.,
Seymour J. R.,
Buston P. M.
Publication year - 2013
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 - 10.1111/jfb.12133
Subject(s) - boldness , biology , context (archaeology) , behavioral syndrome , fish <actinopterygii> , ecology , zoology , psychology , social psychology , personality , fishery , paleontology
Using the social clown anemonefish Amphiprion ocellaris , whether individuals exhibited consistency in activity levels, boldness and sociability in a paired context, and whether these three behavioural traits were positively correlated within a single behavioural syndrome, was investigated. The results highlight that consistent individual differences in behaviour are expressed in a social fish and suggest that consistent behavioural traits and behavioural syndromes could influence the structure and functioning of their societies.