Behavioural individuality in clonal fish arises despite near-identical rearing conditions

David Bierbach; Kate L. Laskowski; Max Wolf

doi:10.1038/ncomms15361

Nature Communications (May 2017)

Behavioural individuality in clonal fish arises despite near-identical rearing conditions

David Bierbach,
Kate L. Laskowski,
Max Wolf

Affiliations

David Bierbach: Department of Biology and Ecology of Fishes, Leibniz Institute of Freshwater Ecology and Inland Fisheries
Kate L. Laskowski: 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/ncomms15361
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 8, no. 1
pp. 1 – 7

Abstract

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Genetically-identical animals experiencing the same environmental conditions should develop, in theory, identical behavioral traits. However, Bierbachet al. show here that behavioral differences still emerge among cloned fish under tightly controlled experimental conditions.

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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