Physical enrichment research for captive fish: Time to focus on the DETAILS
Autor: | Nick A.R. Jones, Mike M. Webster, Anne Gro Vea Salvanes |
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Rok vydání: | 2021 |
Předmět: |
0106 biological sciences
Standardization 010604 marine biology & hydrobiology media_common.quotation_subject Level of detail (writing) Social environment Aquatic Science Biology Social Environment 010603 evolutionary biology 01 natural sciences Life stage Focus (linguistics) Surveys and Questionnaires Animals Relevance (law) Fish Welfare Lighting Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Cognitive psychology media_common |
Zdroj: | Journal of Fish Biology |
ISSN: | 1095-8649 0022-1112 |
DOI: | 10.1111/jfb.14773 |
Popis: | Growing research effort has shown that physical enrichment (PE) can improve fish welfare and research validity. However, the inclusion of PE does not always result in positive effects and conflicting findings have highlighted the many nuances involved. Effects are known to depend on species and life stage tested, but effects may also vary with differences in the specific items used as enrichment between and within studies. Reporting fine-scale characteristics of items used as enrichment in studies may help to reveal these factors. We conducted a survey of PE-focused studies published in the last 5 years to examine the current state of methodological reporting. The survey results suggest that some aspects of enrichment are not adequately detailed. For example, the amount and dimensions of objects used as enrichment were frequently omitted. Similarly, the ecological relevance, or other justification, for enrichment items was frequently not made explicit. Focusing on ecologically relevant aspects of PE and increasing the level of detail reported in studies may benefit future work and we propose a framework with the acronym DETAILS (Dimensions, Ecological rationale, Timing of enrichment, Amount, Inputs, Lighting and Social environment). We outline the potential importance of each of the elements of this framework with the hope it may aid in the level of reporting and standardization across studies, ultimately aiding the search for more beneficial types of PE and the development of our understanding and ability to improve the welfare of captive fish and promote more biologically relevant behaviour. publishedVersion |
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