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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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:dec651dddc384fb895ffac873b9a59a0 2023-05-15T18:42:24+02:00 Using Behavioral Instability to Investigate Behavioral Reaction Norms in Captive Animals: Theoretical Implications and Future Perspectives Anne Cathrine Linder Anika Gottschalk Henriette Lyhne Marie Gade Langbak Trine Hammer Jensen Cino Pertoldi 2020-04-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12040603 https://doaj.org/article/dec651dddc384fb895ffac873b9a59a0 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2073-8994/12/4/603 https://doaj.org/toc/2073-8994 doi:10.3390/sym12040603 2073-8994 https://doaj.org/article/dec651dddc384fb895ffac873b9a59a0 Symmetry, Vol 12, Iss 603, p 603 (2020) asymmetry ethogram olfactory stimuli stereotypy Ursus maritimus enrichment Mathematics QA1-939 article 2020 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/sym12040603 2022-12-31T00:15:10Z 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 Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles 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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Anne Cathrine Linder Anika Gottschalk Henriette Lyhne Marie Gade Langbak Trine Hammer Jensen Cino Pertoldi |
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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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