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 language | English |
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Pages (from-to) | 132-134 |
Number of pages | 0 |
Journal | Behav Processes |
Volume | 115 |
Issue number | 0 |
DOIs | |
Publication status | Published - Jun 2015 |
Keywords
- Boldness
- Gastropod
- Parasite
- Personality
- Trematode
- Animals
- Behavior
- Animal
- Gastropoda
- Host-Parasite Interactions
- Opisthorchis