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Area of Science:

  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Animal Behavior
  • Environmental Science

Background:

  • Understanding animal habitat selection is crucial for predicting responses to environmental change.
  • Shuttle-box technology enables aquatic animals to choose preferred environmental conditions.
  • Recent decades show increased research interest in environmental change effects, boosting shuttle-box popularity.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To review the application of shuttle-box methodology with aquatic animals over the past 50 years.
  • To synthesize the current state-of-the-art in shuttle-box research.
  • To provide best practice guidelines and identify knowledge gaps for future studies.

Main Methods:

  • Systematic review of shuttle-box research published over the last 50 years.
  • Analysis of studies focusing on preferred ranges of temperature, salinity, CO2, and O2.
  • Synthesis of methodological advancements, experimental designs, and data analyses.

Main Results:

  • Shuttle-box systems have broad applicability across diverse aquatic species.
  • Methodological advancements are most prominent in the last decade.
  • The system is effective for studying tolerance to various environmental stressors.

Conclusions:

  • Shuttle-box methodology is a valuable tool for studying aquatic animal behavior and environmental tolerance.
  • Best practice guidelines are provided for setup, data analysis, and reporting.
  • Future research should focus on evolutionary biology and ecological applications.