Thursday, 26 May 2016

Fish personalities shaped by social interaction

Fish personalities shaped by social interaction

A new study indicates that fish personalities can be influenced and changed by social context — meaning fish may be more complex and socially aware than we previously believed. Fish, in general, have long had a reputation as one of the least independently-minded groups of animals on the planet. The image of a school of fish flowing together almost as one larger creature can seem to solidify the idea that the fish themselves are interchangeable automatons and indistinguishable from each other in every way.

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