Using Behavioral Instability to Investigate Behavioral Reaction Norms in Captive Animals:Theoretical Implications and Future Perspectives
Behavioral instability is a concept used for indicating environmental stress based on behavioral traits. This study investigates the possibility of using behavioral instability as a tool for assessing behavioral reaction norms in captive animals. The understanding of personality in captive animals c...
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ftalborgunivpubl:oai:pure.atira.dk:publications/1e048ad4-c3ce-4393-9d94-fa1f5716b541 2024-10-13T14:11:16+00:00 Using Behavioral Instability to Investigate Behavioral Reaction Norms in Captive Animals:Theoretical Implications and Future Perspectives Linder, Anne Cathrine Gottschalk, Anika Lyhne, Henriette Langbak, Marie Gade Jensen, Trine Hammer Pertoldi, Cino 2020 application/pdf https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/1e048ad4-c3ce-4393-9d94-fa1f5716b541 https://doi.org/10.3390/SYM12040603 https://vbn.aau.dk/ws/files/331611984/symmetry_12_00603_8.pdf http://www.scopus.com/inward/record.url?scp=85084548295&partnerID=8YFLogxK eng eng https://vbn.aau.dk/da/publications/1e048ad4-c3ce-4393-9d94-fa1f5716b541 info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess Linder , A C , Gottschalk , A , Lyhne , H , Langbak , M G , Jensen , T H & Pertoldi , C 2020 , ' Using Behavioral Instability to Investigate Behavioral Reaction Norms in Captive Animals : Theoretical Implications and Future Perspectives ' , Symmetry , vol. 12 , no. 4 , 603 . https://doi.org/10.3390/SYM12040603 Asymmetric diversity Asymmetry Captivity Enrichment Ethogram Olfactory stimuli Stereotypy Ursus maritimus article 2020 ftalborgunivpubl https://doi.org/10.3390/SYM12040603 2024-09-19T00:52:41Z Behavioral instability is a concept used for indicating environmental stress based on behavioral traits. This study investigates the possibility of using behavioral instability as a tool for assessing behavioral reaction norms in captive animals. The understanding of personality in captive animals can be a useful tool in the development of enrichment programs in order to improve animal welfare. In this study, a case study examined how olfactory stimuli affected the behavior of two polar bears Ursus maritimus in captivity. Using continuous focal sampling throughout the day, it was found that for many behaviors, the individuals responded differently to stimuli, indicating that there was a difference in behavioral reaction norms. This is shown using multiple approaches. One approach used traditional methods for behavioral analyses, and the other approach used the concept of behavioral instability as a new quantitative method. This study demonstrates the utility of behavioral instability as a new quantitative method for investigating behavioral reaction norms, expanding the possibility of comparing behavioral responses between species. Moreover, it is shown that outliers-that cause asymmetric distributions-should not be removed in behavioral analysis, without careful consideration. In conclusion, the theoretical implications and future perspectives of behavioral instability are discussed. Article in Journal/Newspaper Ursus maritimus Aalborg University's Research Portal Symmetry 12 4 603 |
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Behavioral instability is a concept used for indicating environmental stress based on behavioral traits. This study investigates the possibility of using behavioral instability as a tool for assessing behavioral reaction norms in captive animals. The understanding of personality in captive animals can be a useful tool in the development of enrichment programs in order to improve animal welfare. In this study, a case study examined how olfactory stimuli affected the behavior of two polar bears Ursus maritimus in captivity. Using continuous focal sampling throughout the day, it was found that for many behaviors, the individuals responded differently to stimuli, indicating that there was a difference in behavioral reaction norms. This is shown using multiple approaches. One approach used traditional methods for behavioral analyses, and the other approach used the concept of behavioral instability as a new quantitative method. This study demonstrates the utility of behavioral instability as a new quantitative method for investigating behavioral reaction norms, expanding the possibility of comparing behavioral responses between species. Moreover, it is shown that outliers-that cause asymmetric distributions-should not be removed in behavioral analysis, without careful consideration. In conclusion, the theoretical implications and future perspectives of behavioral instability are discussed. |
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Using Behavioral Instability to Investigate Behavioral Reaction Norms in Captive Animals:Theoretical Implications and Future Perspectives |
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Using Behavioral Instability to Investigate Behavioral Reaction Norms in Captive Animals:Theoretical Implications and Future Perspectives |
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Using Behavioral Instability to Investigate Behavioral Reaction Norms in Captive Animals:Theoretical Implications and Future Perspectives |
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Using Behavioral Instability to Investigate Behavioral Reaction Norms in Captive Animals:Theoretical Implications and Future Perspectives |
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Using Behavioral Instability to Investigate Behavioral Reaction Norms in Captive Animals:Theoretical Implications and Future Perspectives |
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using behavioral instability to investigate behavioral reaction norms in captive animals:theoretical implications and future perspectives |
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Linder , A C , Gottschalk , A , Lyhne , H , Langbak , M G , Jensen , T H & Pertoldi , C 2020 , ' Using Behavioral Instability to Investigate Behavioral Reaction Norms in Captive Animals : Theoretical Implications and Future Perspectives ' , Symmetry , vol. 12 , no. 4 , 603 . https://doi.org/10.3390/SYM12040603 |
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