Abstract
Domestication is still a long and difficult process and it is particularly impacted by species behavioural traits. Indeed, tolerance to high densities in intensive cultures and sociability are major features which facilitate domestication and influence the effectiveness of aquaculture production. Moreover, behavioural domestication predispositions could change at the intraspecific level. Here, we investigate three essential behavioural traits: aggressive interactions, group structure and activity between three allopatric populations of Perca fluviatilis, a fish species at its nascent stage of production. We highlight inter-populational differences in group structure and aggressive interactions but not in activity. A more cohesive and homogeneous group structure was demonstrated for Finnish populations compared to Lake Geneva at 45–46 days post-hatching. In addition, Lake Geneva presented a higher aggressiveness. These inter-populational differences could be used in European perch aquaculture in order to improve production as well as welfare of individuals.
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Abbreviations
- GEN:
-
Lake Geneva
- VAL:
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Lake Valkea-Müstajärvi
- ISO:
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Lake Iso-Valkjärvi
- RAS:
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Recirculated aquaculture system
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This project has received funding from the European Union’s Horizon 2020 research and innovation programme under grant agreement no. 652831 (AQUAEXCEL2020). This output reflects only the author’s view, and the European Union cannot be held responsible for any use that may be made of the information contained therein. LT is supported by a grant from the French “Ministère de l’Enseignement Supérieur et de la Recherche”. TV is supported by the Ministry of Education, Youth and Sports of the Czech Republic—projects CENAKVA (No. CZ.1.05/2.1.00/01.0024), CENAKVA II (No. LO1205 under the NPU I programme), GAJU (No. 060/2016/Z) and NAZV (No. QJ 1510117). Authors acknowledge Laurent Espinat and Chloé Goulon (INRA, Thonon-Les-Bains, France) for their help with egg ribbon collection from Lake Geneva.
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Toomey, L., Bláha, M., Mauduit, E. et al. When behavioural geographic differentiation matters: inter-populational comparison of aggressiveness and group structure in the European perch. Aquacult Int 27, 1177–1191 (2019). https://doi.org/10.1007/s10499-019-00343-z
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