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  • Invasive Species Biology
  • Ichthyology

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  • Boldness, a component of animal personality, varies within and between species.
  • Boldness is influenced by experience, social context, and environmental factors.
  • Understanding behavioral plasticity is crucial for invasive species management.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To establish an experimental setup for analyzing risk-taking behavior in two competing invasive goby species.
  • To compare the boldness and behavioral responses of Neogobius melanostomus and Neogobius fluviatilis.
  • To investigate the influence of predator presence and competitive conditions on goby boldness.

Main Methods:

  • Experimental analysis of risk-taking behavior in a controlled environment.
  • Observation of activity, shelter emergence, and foraging in the presence/absence of a predator (Sander lucioperca).
  • Principal Component Analysis (PCA) to establish species-specific boldness scores.

Main Results:

  • Neogobius melanostomus exhibited higher activity and faster foraging than N. fluviatilis in predator-absent conditions.
  • No overall difference in boldness scores between species, but significant effects of competition and predator presence.
  • N. melanostomus boldness was more influenced by predator presence; N. fluviatilis boldness increased in competitive situations but was shy when alone.

Conclusions:

  • Confirms behavioral differences and plasticity, including predator-avoidance strategies, between ecologically similar sympatric goby species.
  • Species-specific responses to environmental and social factors suggest differential habitat use.
  • These behavioral distinctions may explain the dominance of these invasive gobies in the Lower Rhine fish community.