Effects of rearing environment and population origin on responses to repeated behavioural trials in cane toads (Rhinella marina).

Abstract:

:Behavioural responses to repeated trials in captivity can be driven by many factors including rearing environment, population of origin, habituation to captivity/trial conditions and an individual's behavioural type (e.g., bold versus shy). We tested the effect of rearing environment (captive raised common-garden versus wild-caught) and population origin (range-edge versus range-front) on the responses of invasive cane toads (Rhinella marina) to repeated exploration and risk-taking assays in captivity. We found that behavioural responses to identical assays performed on two occasions were complex and showed few consistent patterns based on rearing environment or population of origin. However, behavioural traits were repeatable across Trial Blocks when all sample populations were grouped together, indicating general consistency in individual toad behaviour across repeated behavioural assays. Our findings exemplify the complexity and unpredictability of behavioural responses and their effects on the repeatability and interpretation of behavioural traits across repeated behavioural assays in captivity. To meaningfully interpret the results from repeated behavioural assays, we need to consider how multiple factors may affect behavioural responses to these tests and importantly, how these responses may affect the repeatability of behavioural traits across time.

journal_name

Behav Processes

journal_title

Behavioural processes

authors

Gruber J,Whiting MJ,Brown G,Shine R

doi

10.1016/j.beproc.2018.05.001

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2018-08-01 00:00:00

pages

40-46

eissn

0376-6357

issn

1872-8308

pii

S0376-6357(17)30612-5

journal_volume

153

pub_type

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