Habitat and social context affect memory phenotype, exploration and covariance among these traits.

ABSTRACT: Individual differences in cognitive ability are predicted to covary with other behavioural traits such as exploration and boldness. Selection within different habitats may act to either enhance or break down covariance among traits; alternatively, changing the environmental context in which traits are assessed may result in plasticity that alters trait covariance. Pond snails, Lymnaea stagnalis, from two laboratory strains (more than 20 generations in captivity) and F1 laboratory reared from six wild populations were tested for long-term memory and exploration traits (speed and thigmotaxis) following maintenance in grouped and isolated conditions to determine if isolation: (i) alters memory and exploration; and (ii) alters covariance between memory and exploration. Populations that demonst

SUBMITTER: Dalesman S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6107572 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Sep

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature