ArticleCommunications biology2021
Social familiarity improves fast-start escape performance in schooling fish.
Article in Communications biology, 2021. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 9 papers.
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9 citing papers in PubMed.
- Proximity in mice induced by an auditory-conditioned stimulus.Neuropsychopharmacology : official publication of the American College of Neuropsychopharmacology · 2026Article
- Affiliation in mice induced by an auditory-conditioned stimulus.bioRxiv : the preprint server for biology · 2026Article
- Social familiarity shapes collective decision-making in response to looming stimuli in Medaka fish.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Anti-Predator Strategies in Fish with Contrasting Shoaling Preferences Across Different Contexts.Animals : an open access journal from MDPI · 2025Article
- Decision-making in shoaling: zebrafish integrate cues of familiarity and group size.Animal cognition · 2025Article
- Familiarity preferences in zebrafish (Danio rerio) depend on shoal proximity.Journal of fish biology · 2025Article
- State-behaviour feedbacks between boldness and food intake shape escape responses in fish (Gasterosteus aculeatus).Communications biology · 2025Article
- Spatial-social familiarity complements the spatial-social interface: evidence from Yellowstone bison.Philosophical transactions of the Royal Society of London. Series B, Biological sciences · 2024Article
- Long-term environmental unpredictability increases social information use in zebrafish.Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral EcologyArticle
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Abstract
Using social groups (i.e. schools) of the tropical damselfish Chromis viridis, we test how familiarity through repeated social interactions influences fast-start responses, the primary defensive behaviour in a range of taxa, including fish, sharks, and larval amphibians. We focus on reactivity through response latency and kinematic performance (i.e. agility and propulsion) following a simulated predator attack, while distinguishing between first and subsequent responders (direct response to stimulation versus response triggered by integrated direct and social stimulation, respectively). In familiar schools, first and subsequent responders exhibit shorter latency than unfamiliar individuals, demonstrating that familiarity increases reactivity to direct and, potentially, social stimulation. Further, familiarity modulates kinematic performance in subsequent responders, demonstrated by increased agility and propulsion. These findings demonstrate that the benefits of social recognition and memory may enhance individual fitness through greater survival of predator attacks.
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