The emergence and development of behavioral individuality in clonal fish

Kate L. Laskowski; David Bierbach; Jolle W. Jolles; Carolina Doran; Max Wolf

doi:10.1038/s41467-022-34113-y

Nature Communications (Oct 2022)

The emergence and development of behavioral individuality in clonal fish

Kate L. Laskowski,
David Bierbach,
Jolle W. Jolles,
Carolina Doran,
Max Wolf

Affiliations

Kate L. Laskowski: Department of Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
David Bierbach: Department of Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Jolle W. Jolles: Centre for Ecological Research and Forestry Applications (CREAF), Campus UAB. Edifici C.
Carolina Doran: Department of Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Max Wolf: Department of Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-022-34113-y
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 13, no. 1
pp. 1 – 9

Abstract

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You’re unique just like everyone else. But when does such individuality appear? Laskowski et al. find that clonal fish show unique behavioral patterns on their first day of life, and these patterns predict their behavior up to at least 10 weeks later.

Published in Nature Communications

ISSN: 2041-1723 (Online)
Publisher: Nature Portfolio
Country of publisher: United Kingdom
LCC subjects: Science
Website: https://www.nature.com/ncomms/

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