Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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10971007 | Animal Behaviour | 2012 | 8 Pages |
Abstract
⺠We tested the effects of the early social environment on social competence in fish. ⺠A complex early social environment induced more appropriate social behaviour. ⺠Social competence differed across social roles and social contexts. ⺠The early-environment effects persisted until the adult period. ⺠Our results suggest that a better social competence yields fitness benefits.
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Authors
Barbara Taborsky, Cornelia Arnold, Julian Junker, Andreas Tschopp,