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Ronald G. Oldfield

Case Western Reserve UniversityORCID 0000-0001-9187-3947Unclaimed ORCID profile · follow to get notified of new preprints

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Assay:behavioral assay· 1 Organism:chicken / avian· 1 Approach:experimental assay· 1 Research Focus:host-pathogen & immune response· 1

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Animal Behavior & CognitionbioRxivPreprintDec 14, 2025

The effect of environmental enrichment on social dominance and welfare in a cichlid fish

Farjana Akter Chamily, Benjamin R Vanderklok, Olivia DK Buzinski…·Peter D. Dijkstra

This study examines how varying environmental enrichment complexity affects social dominance and welfare in cichlid fish, finding minimal welfare impact but reduced physiological and behavioral differences between dominant and subordinate males.

DOI 10.64898/2025.12.11.693693

chicken / avianbehavioral assay

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