Octopus vulgaris Exhibits Interindividual Differences in Behavioural and Problem-Solving Performance.

ABSTRACT: By presenting individual Octopus vulgaris with an extractive foraging problem with a puzzle box, we examined the possible correlation between behavioural performances (e.g., ease of adaptation to captive conditions, prevalence of neophobic and neophilic behaviours, and propensity to learn individually or by observing conspecifics), biotic (body and brain size, age, sex) and abiotic (seasonality and place of origin) factors. We found more neophilic animals showing shorter latencies to approach the puzzle box and higher probability of solving the task; also, shorter times to solve the task were correlated with better performance on the individual learning task. However, the most neophilic octopuses that approached the puzzle box more quickly did not reach the solution earlier than oth

SUBMITTER: Dissegna A 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10740590 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature