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| Exploring the interactions between personality and spatial navigation in poison frogs Tessa Becker, Isabella Koelbel, Olivia Feagles, Yusan Yang. University of South Florida, Tama, FL, USA |
Abstract
Animal personality, consistent inter-individual differences in behaviour, contributes to both the ecological interactions on an individual level and the evolutionary processes of a population. In cases where individual personality traits correlate with one another, these suites of behaviors are known as behavioral syndromes, and implies that it may extend to encompass a broader suite of traits. Here, we explore the connections between personality, behavioral syndromes, ontogeny, and spatial navigation in Ranitomeya variabilis. They are a compelling model species because they transport their tadpoles from egg-laying sites to nurseries, inferring the need for enhanced navigation skills. We explore this relationship using a four-armed maze replicated over five trials and quantify the frogs’ personality (boldness, exploration, and activity) based on how they navigate the maze. For example, the latency to move (boldness), overall area explored (exploration), and amount of total movement (activity). Our study expands upon behavioral syndromes and personality axes to include other cognitive traits, offering insights on how different behavioral components can evolve together.
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