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Stress responses to conspecific visual cues of predation risk in zebrafish
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Oliveira, Thiago Acosta Idalêncio, Renan Kalichak, Fabiana Rosa, João Gabriel Dos Santos Koakoski, Gessi Abreu, Murilo Sander De Giacomini, Ana Cristina Vendrametto Gusso, Darlan Rosemberg, Denis Brook Barreto, Rodrigo Egydio Barcellos, Leonardo José Gil |
| Copyright Year | 2017 |
| Abstract | Chemical communication relating to predation risk is a trait common among fish species. Prey fish under threat of predation can signal risk to conspecific fish, which then exhibit defensive responses. Fish also assess predation risk by visual cues and change their behavior accordingly. Here, we explored whether these behavioral changes act as visual alarm signals to conspecific fish that are not initially under risk. We show that shoals of zebrafish (Danio rerio) visually exposed to a predator display antipredator behaviors. In addition, these defensive maneuvers trigger antipredator reactions in conspecifics and, concomitantly, stimulate the hypothalamus-pituitary-interrenal axis, leading to cortisol increase. Thus, we conclude that zebrafish defensive behaviors act as visual alarm cues that induce antipredator and stress response in conspecific fish. |
| Starting Page | 559 |
| Ending Page | 562 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://dfzljdn9uc3pi.cloudfront.net/2017/3739/1/Data_and_statistics_ok.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://peerj.com/articles/3739.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 28890851v1 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.7717/peerj.3739 |
| DOI | 10.7717/peerj.3739 |
| Journal | PeerJ |
| Volume Number | 5 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Area striata structure Axis vertebra Hydrocortisone Hypothalamic structure Illness Behavior Optic Nerve Glioma, Childhood Zebrafish biological adaptation to stress |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |