Parasites and personality in periwinkles (Littorina littorea): Infection status is associated with mean-level boldness but not repeatability.

Ben Seaman, Mark Briffa*

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Abstract

We demonstrate the presence of animal personality in an inter-tidal gastropod, Littorina littorea, both in a sample of individuals infected by the trematode Cryptocotyle lingua and in an uninfected sample. On average infected individuals behaved more cautiously than individuals free of infection, but the parasite did not affect repeatability. Although the parasite is not associated with greater diversity of behaviour amongst infected individuals, infection might be associated with state-dependent personality differences between infected and non-infected individuals.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)132-134
Number of pages0
JournalBehav Processes
Volume115
Issue number0
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Jun 2015

Keywords

  • Boldness
  • Gastropod
  • Parasite
  • Personality
  • Trematode
  • Animals
  • Behavior
  • Animal
  • Gastropoda
  • Host-Parasite Interactions
  • Opisthorchis

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