PUBLICATION
Social Stress Increases Anxiety-Like Behavior Equally in Male and Female Zebrafish
- Authors
- Bozi, B., Rodrigues, J., Lima-Maximino, M., de Siqueira-Silva, D.H., Soares, M.C., Maximino, C.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-220107-4
- Date
- 2021
- Source
- Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience 15: 785656 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Maximino, Caio
- Keywords
- anxiety-like behavior, dominance-subordinate behavior, psychosocial stress, social plasticity, zebrafish
- MeSH Terms
- none
- PubMed
- 34987363 Full text @ Front. Behav. Neurosci.
Citation
Bozi, B., Rodrigues, J., Lima-Maximino, M., de Siqueira-Silva, D.H., Soares, M.C., Maximino, C. (2021) Social Stress Increases Anxiety-Like Behavior Equally in Male and Female Zebrafish. Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience. 15:785656.
Abstract
Zebrafish anxiety-like behavior was assessed in the novel tank test after the formation of dominant-subordinate hierarchies. Ten pairs of animals were subjected to dyadic interactions for 5 days, and compared with control animals. After this period, a clear dominance hierarchy was established across all dyads, irrespective of sex. Social status affected parameters of anxiety-like behavior in the novel tank test, with subordinate males and females displaying more bottom-dwelling, absolute turn angle, and freezing than dominant animals and controls. The results suggest that subordinate male and female zebrafish show higher anxiety-like behavior, which together with previous literature suggests that subordination stress is conserved across vertebrates.
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