ORCID
- Briffa, Mark: 0000-0003-2520-0538
Abstract
We demonstrate the presence of animal personality in an inter-tidal gastropod, Littorina littorea, both in a sample of individuals infected by the trematode Cryptocotyle lingua and in an uninfected sample. On average infected individuals behaved more cautiously than individuals free of infection, but the parasite did not affect repeatability. Although the parasite is not associated with greater diversity of behaviour amongst infected individuals, infection might be associated with state-dependent personality differences between infected and non-infected individuals.
DOI
10.1016/j.beproc.2015.03.014
Publication Date
2015-03-29
Publication Title
Behav Processes
Volume
115
First Page
132
Last Page
134
Embargo Period
2016-06-01
Organisational Unit
School of Biological and Marine Sciences
Keywords
Boldness, Gastropod, Parasite, Personality, Trematode, Animals, Behavior, Animal, Gastropoda, Host-Parasite Interactions, Opisthorchis
Recommended Citation
Seaman, B., & Briffa, M. (2015) 'Parasites and personality in periwinkles (Littorina littorea): Infection status is associated with mean-level boldness but not repeatability.', Behav Processes, 115, pp. 132-134. Available at: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.beproc.2015.03.014
