Shade as enrichment : testing preferences for shelter in two model fish species

Jones, Nick A. R.; Spence, Rowena; Jones, Faith A.M.; Spence-Jones, Helen C.

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13/10/2019

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Abstract

We compared preferences shown by zebrafish Danio rerio and three‐spined stickleback Gasterosteus aculeatus for shelter provided by above‐tank shade and artificial plants. Zebrafish showed no preference for either shelter, whereas sticklebacks showed a preference for both shelter types over open areas and for shade over plants. Our results suggest shade may be used as enrichment for captive fish and re‐emphasise the importance of species‐specific welfare considerations.

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Jones , N A R , Spence , R , Jones , F A M & Spence-Jones , H C 2019 , ' Shade as enrichment : testing preferences for shelter in two model fish species ' , Journal of Fish Biology , vol. 95 , no. 4 , pp. 1161-1165 . https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14129

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Journal of Fish Biology

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Peer reviewed

DOI

https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14129

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0022-1112

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Journal article

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Copyright © 2019 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles. This work has been made available online in accordance with publisher policies or with permission. Permission for further reuse of this content should be sought from the publisher or the rights holder. This is the author created accepted manuscript following peer review and may differ slightly from the final published version. The final published version of this work is available at https://doi.org/10.1111/jfb.14129

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N.A.R.J. was supported by an Fisheries Society of the British Isles studentship, F.M.J. by the St Andrews School of Biology and H.C.S.-J. by the John Templeton Foundation.

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University of St Andrews Research

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http://hdl.handle.net/10023/20541