Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxiv
Does the stress axis mediate behavioural flexibility in a social cichlid, Neolamprologus pulcher?
Stefan Fischer, Zala Ferlinc, Katharina Hirschenhauser…·Sabine Tebbich
This study investigates how blocking glucocorticoid receptors affects behavioural flexibility in Neolamprologus pulcher fish during predator exposure and detour tasks, finding impaired flexibility and increased fear-related behaviours.
DOI 10.1016/j.physbeh.2024.114694