There has been considerable interest among biologists in the phenomenon of non‐human
animal personality in recent years. Consistent variations among individuals in their …

Animal welfare is a key issue not only for aquaculture industry and food production, but also
for daily husbandry practices in research topics related to physiology in wild and farmed …

This study explored if boldness could be used to predict social status. First, boldness was
assessed by monitoring individual zebrafish behaviour in (1) an unfamiliar barren …

Social defeat is a common model for studies on depression. However, such models are most
often used to study aggression in males and sex differences in depression may therefore be …

Social status affects access to food, mates and shelter and has consequences for the
physiology of individuals and their health status. In the zebrafish (Danio rerio), an emerging …

Background The urine of freshwater fish species investigated so far acts as a vehicle for
reproductive pheromones affecting the behaviour and physiology of the opposite sex …

Diuron and its biodegradation metabolites were recently reported to cause alterations in
plasma steroid hormone concentrations with subsequent impacts on reproductive …

Even before fertilisation, exposure of ova to high levels of stress corticosteroids can have
significant effects on offspring in a variety of animals. In fish, high levels of cortisol in ovarian …

Variable neuroendocrine responses to ecologically-relevant challenges in sticklebacks.
PHYSIOL BEHAV 00 (0) 000-000, 2006. Here, we compare the behavioral, endocrine and …

Hatchery fish reared for conservation or supplementation often have difficulties adapting to
natural conditions, resulting in poor performance in the wild. In a standard hatchery, fish are …