Individual behavioral variation reflects personality divergence in the upcoming model organism Nothobranchius furzeri.

ABSTRACT: In the animal kingdom, behavioral variation among individuals has often been reported. However, stable among-individual differences along a behavioral continuum-reflective of personality variation-have only recently become a key target of research. While a vast body of descriptive literature exists on animal personality, hypothesis-driven quantitative studies are largely deficient. One of the main constraints to advance the field is the lack of suitable model organisms. Here, we explore whether N. furzeri could be a valuable model to bridge descriptive and hypothesis-driven research to further unravel the causes, function and evolution of animal personality. As a first step toward this end, we perform a common garden laboratory experiment to examine if behavioral variation in the tu

SUBMITTER: Thore ESJ 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6144979 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Aug

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature