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ArticleBehavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology

Effects of early predation and social cues on the relationship between laterality and personality.

Paolo Panizzon, Jakob Gismann, Bernd Riedstra, Marion Nicolaus, Culum Brown, Ton Groothuis

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Article in Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.

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5 citing papers in PubMed.

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  4. Effects of early predation and social cues on the relationship between laterality and personality.Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology
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  5. Cognitive individual differences are key in the network of trait covariance.Behavioral ecology : official journal of the International Society for Behavioral Ecology
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5 · Who and what money

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6 authors.

Paolo PanizzonDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus, Macquarie Park, Culloden Rd 205 BCR, NSW 2000 Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0009-0009-7486-8017
Jakob GismannBehavioral Biology, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Linnaeusborg (1st floor), Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
Bernd RiedstraBehavioral Biology, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Linnaeusborg (1st floor), Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
Marion NicolausBehavioral Biology, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Linnaeusborg (1st floor), Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.
Culum BrownDepartment of Biological Sciences, Macquarie University, Wallumattagal Campus, Macquarie Park, Culloden Rd 205 BCR, NSW 2000 Sydney, Australia.ORCID https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0210-1820
Ton GroothuisBehavioral Biology, Groningen Institute for Evolutionary Life Sciences, University of Groningen, Linnaeusborg (1st floor), Nijenborgh 7, 9747 AG Groningen, The Netherlands.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Individual differences in laterality and personality are expected to covary, as emotions are processed differently by the two hemispheres, and personality involves emotional behavior. Fish species are often used to investigate this topic due to the large variability in personality and laterality patterns. While some species show a positive relationship between lateralization strength and boldness, others show a negative relationship, and some show no relationship. A new way to assess the robustness of such a relationship is to manipulate both laterality and personality to examine how this affects their relationship. To this end, we conducted a fully factorial design experiment manipulating predation and group size during early development. Results showed that the strength of laterality was influenced by predation threat, while social tendency and boldness were influenced by group size. These findings suggest that early life conditions can have an impact on laterality and social behavior. The relationship between laterality and personality traits, while present, was heavily influenced by the specific trial conditions but not by the different developmental conditions. In summary, the relationship between laterality and behaviors appears to be context-dependent, yet resilient to early environmental manipulations.

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behavioral developmentbehavioral ecologylateralitypersonalitypredation

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PMID38545453
PMCPMC10972617

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