Personality, or behavioural differences among individuals, which are stable both in time and across contexts, is a highly popular topic. Currently there has been an increase of interest in the relationship between personality and repeatability, which is a methodical approach developed to measure the stability of interindividual differences in time. The aim of this thesis is to evaluate the personality of rats according to behavioural patterns exhibited under widely used testing procedures in new environment (open field test, hole board test) and to compare, how behavioural traits in these tests mutually correlate and change over time. Each test trial was repeated eight times with different intervals (24 hours, 6 days, 4 weeks). The results suggest that most of the recorded behavioural variability can be explained with three principal axes. The first one is associated with loco-exploratory activity of the subject. The elements of behaviour associated with this axis are the most repeatable. The second axis is mostly associated with time the animal spent in the central part of the arena and the third axis represents the interest in holes in hole board test. These two axes are less repeatable. A significant effect of the identity of the animal was found in all behavioural traits, associated with these...

京都大学 / 新制・課程博士 / 博士(薬科学) / 甲第23831号 / 薬科博第146号 / 新制||薬科||16(附属図書館) / 京都大学大学院薬学研究科薬科学専攻 / (主査)教授 山下 富義, 教授 髙倉 喜信, 准教授 伊藤 美千穂 / 学位規則第4条第1項該当 / Doctor of Pharmaceutical Sciences / Kyoto University / DFAM

Ökad kunskap om djurs beteendesyndrom kan möjliggöra förbättrade bevarandeåtgärder för hotade arter. I den här studien genomgick 108 blankålar (Anguilla anguilla) två beteendetester; “open-field test” och “novel-object test”. Ålars morfologi och val av föda, habitat och dygnsaktivitet har i tidigare studier visats hänga ihop. I den här studien undersökte jag om det fanns något samband mellan ålarnas morfologi, aktivitet samt respons på främmande föremål. De ålar som var mest aktiva under open-field-testet var också de ålar som visade störst intresse för det främmande föremålet i novel-object-testet. Det fanns dock inte något samband mellan morfologi och aktivitet eller mellan morfologi och respons på främmande föremål. Detta innebär att ett utforskande och djärvt beteendesyndrom har upptäckts hos vissa av ålarna, medan den bakomliggande faktorn fortsätter vara okänd. / Increased knowledge of behavioural syndromes may contribute to enhancing our conservation methods for endangered species. In this study, the behavior of 108 silver eels (Anguilla anguilla) was assessed in two assays: an open-field test and a novel-object test. Eel morphology and diel activity as well as diet and habitat use have previously been shown to correlate with each other. In this study, I investigated the potential relationship between the morphology, activity and response to a novel object. The most active eels during the open-field test were also the ones that expressed the most interest for the novel object. There was, however, no correlation between morphology and activity or morphology and response to the novel object. This means an exploring and bold behaviour syndrome was discovered amongst some of the eels, whilst the underlying cause remains unknown.

The term "personality" nowadays occurs more often not only in psychological studies of humans but also in animal studies. Studying of personality help us to define the behavioural characteristics which can vary within the age, sexes, species or enviroments. Behavioral experiments are used to detect these behavioral patterns and they can divide the animals into the different groups. The subject of our research became three populations of house mouse (Mus musculus sensu lato) which we tested in a series of experiments involving free exploration, forced exploration, hole- board test, test of vertical activity and Elevated plus-maze. These experiments should reveal wheter the mice differ in their behaviour through the context of sex, comensalism or subspecies. We found (with in excepcion of one test) that intrapopulation variability differences are very small but interpopulation differences purely increase in the cas of comensalism and effects of subspecies. Keywords: Mus musculus, comensalism, open fieldtest, Elevated plus-maze, Principal Component Analysis (PCA)

The aim of this study was to investigate the personality of bank vole using recaptures. Some behavioural types were determined (for example shy and bold) and influence of some factors on animal personality was defined (especially the daytime). The rate of repeatability of behaviour was also specified and the dependence of behaviour change on number of days between two captures was defined. Last, two types of tests used for animal personality were compared, indicating the differences between them.

The aim of this thesis was to empirically examine one of the theories regarding the laws of intraspecific variability in animal behavior, which assumes that differences in behavior are directly related to individual differences in the rate of growth. One of our most common rodents, common vole (Microtus arvalis) was chosen as a model species, mainly because lots of previous studies on this species have demonstrated, among other things, presence of consistent differences in behavior.

Throughout the scientific world the topic of cannabis usage and its link with psychosis seems to be discussed intensively. Considering the fact that the Czech Republic is a country with one of the highest prevalence of cannabis usage in the world it becomes a sensitive issue even in our circumstances. In the theoretical part of the work we attempted to review current knowledge of a link between cannabinoid system, canabis usage and psychosis and to point out possible future therapeutic potential of cannabinoids in the treatment of psychotic diseases. In the practical part of the work we focused on verification of propsychotic features of THC in animal model with particular attention to validation of acute subcutaneous admonistration of this drug as a novel cannabinoid model of psychosis. At the same time we tried to elucidate antipsychotic effect of CBD in this model. We tested these hypotheses in two behavioral tests (open field test, PPI ASR) and electrophysiologically (quantitative EEG). The whole analysis is enriched with pharmacokinetic data from subcutanneous and oral administration of cannabinoids. Powered by TCPDF (www.tcpdf.org)

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O uso de répteis como modelos experimentais é limitado, principalmente devido às particularidades fisiológicas da classe, como as oscilações diárias e sazonais em seu comportamento. O objetivo deste estudo foi avaliar a atividade locomotora e nociceptiva de teiús (Salvator merianae) e iguanas-verdes (Iguana iguana) submetidos a testes comportamentais, ao longo do dia e do ano. Foram utilizados seis exemplares de cada espécie, mantidos em sala com temperatura ambiental (24 a 30°C) e fotoperíodo (12h:12h) controlados. Esses foram avaliados ao longo do dia (0:00h, 6:00h, 12:00h, 18:00h) e ao longo do ano (análise mensal). A análise locomotora foi realizada através do teste de campo aberto (teiús e iguanas), no qual o animal foi colocado no centro de uma arena circular por 15 minutos, e recebeu um ponto por cada ultrapassagem pelas subdivisões da mesma; e pelo teste de natação forçada (iguanas), no qual o tempo de atividade foi mensurado em piscina sem saída por 2 minutos. A resposta nociceptiva foi avaliada por meio de mensuração do período de latência do membro em resposta a estímulo nocivo térmico (25 segundos; 245 ± 7 mW/cm2) na superfície plantar do membro do animal. Não foram detectadas oscilações ao longo do ano no teste de campo aberto em nenhuma das espécies. Ao longo do dia, oscilações foram detectadas de Fevereiro a Dezembro em teiús; e em Abril, Maio, Junho e Outubro em iguanas. O tempo de atividade das iguanas foi menor em Janeiro e às 0:00h. Maiores latências de retirada do membro foram observadas nos meses de Maio e Agosto e às 6:00h em ambas espécies. Conclue-se que teiús e iguanas-verdes em ambiente controlado apresentam oscilações significativas em comportamento observado em teste de campo aberto, teste de natação forçada (somente iguanas) e teste plantar, que aparentemente não seguem padrões anuais claros, sendo provavelmente influenciado por fatores múltiplos ainda não compreendidos para as espécies. / The use of reptiles as experimental models is limited due to their physiological particularities, such as daily and annual fluctuations in behavior. The aim of this study was to evaluate locomotor and nociceptive activities of tegus (Salvator merianae) and green iguanas (Iguana iguana) throughout the day and the year, when undergoing behavioral tests. Six animals from each species, kept under controlled room temperature (24 to 30°C) and photoperiod (12h:12h), were used. They were evaluated throughout the day (0:00h, 6:00h, 12:00h and 18:00) and the year (monthly). Locomotor activity was measured by the open field test, in which the animal was placed in the center of a round arena for 15 minutes and the number of crossings through the subdivisions of the arena was counted, and by the forced swim test (iguanas), in which the activity period was timed after animals were placed in a pool with no scape for 2 minutes. Nociceptive activity was measured as the latency to limb withdrawal reflex in response to a noxious thermal stimulus (25 seconds, 245 ± 7 mW/cm2) in the plantar surface of the animal\'s limb. No differences were detected in locomotor activity in the open field test throughout the year in both species. Throughout the day, fluctuations were detected from February to December in tegus, and in April, May, June and October in iguanas. Activity period in iguanas were shorter in January and at 0:00h. Longer latencies to withdrawal reflex were detected in May and August and at 6:00h in both species. In conclusion, tegus and green iguanas kept in controlled environment have fluctuations in behavior presented in the open field test, the forced swim (only iguanas) test and the plantar test, which apparently do not follow a clear seasonal pattern and are probably influenced by multiple factors that are still unknown for both species.

Apresentamos dados e argumentos que indicam que: a) as crises epilépticas apresentadas por Trinomys yonenagae em campo e em cativeiro são espontâneas e idiopáticas; e b) elas podem ser decorrentes de processos evolutivos. A epilepsia nesta espécie foi caracterizada em cativeiro a partir de um cadastro iniciado há 16 anos, formado por progenitores e descendentes de seis colônias de T. yonenagae, coletados na Caatinga de Ibiraba (BA), e adultos (129,90 ± 5,92g) e filhotes nascidos em cativeiro num total de 295 indivíduos. A prevalência e a incidência em indivíduos epilépticos (EE) foram estimadas e as crises epilépticas foram analisadas por meio das manifestações comportamentais, baseando-se na escala de Racine. Aspectos da procriação (n=11), a locomoção, a ansiedade (testes de arena, n= 35) e índices fisiológicos (balanço hídrico-alimentar, n=6), importantes ao fitness, foram mensurados. Somente duas colônias apresentaram EE representando 9% e 28% dos nascimentos. Do total de indivíduos (165 e 130) 9,8% são EE (n=29; 14 e 15), sendo que as representam 52% e os 48%. A prevalência é de 20 a 30% e a incidência variou de 2 a 10 casos/ano, nos últimos cinco anos. As crises são observadas somente em adultos (n=24) a menor latência é de 13m e a frequência é variável (1 a 24 em seis anos). A maioria iniciou-se por congelamento e 50% atingiram o estágio 5 da escala de Racine. Em todos os casais, de 5 a 50% dos filhotes são EE e ocorreu estro pós-parto, como esperado para a espécie. Os filhotes são saudáveis e tanto a média de filhotes por ninhada (1,9±0,3), como a média do número de ninhadas por casal (6,5±5,0) é igual à de casais não epilépticos (NE). O teste de arena indica que descendentes de EE (DE) e as EE são menos ansiosas que as NE. Não há diferença entre os grupos dos índices fisiológicos estimados. A diferença no número de EE nas colônias, a alta prevalência e % de filhotes EE, e a diferença de comportamento das fêmeas DE indicam a base genética desta epilepsia. Neste contexto, consideramos que em Trinomys yonenagae, a epilepsia límbica não compromete o fitness, o que abre possibilidades de ser decorrente de processos evolutivos envolvendo o escalonamento de respostas de anti-predação / We present data and discuss the possibility that: a) the seizures presented by Trinomys yonenagae in the wild and in captivity are spontaneous and idiopathic, and b) they may be due to evolutionary processes. Epilepsy was characterized in this species in captivity from a survey started 16 years ago, made up of parents and descendants from six colonies of T. yonenagae collected in the Caatinga of Ibiraba (BA), and adults (129.90 ± 5.92 g) and pups born in captivity in a total of 295 individuals. The prevalence and incidence in individuals with epilepsy (EE) were estimated and seizures were analyzed by behavioral manifestations, based on Racine´s scale. Locomotion and anxiety indexes (open-field test, n = 35), as well as aspects of breeding (n = 11) and physiological indicators (balance food and water, n = 6), important to fitness were measured. Only two colonies showed EE, representing 9% and 28% of births. Approximately 10% of total individuals (165 and 130 ) are EE (n = 29, 14 and 15 ), and the represent 52 and 48%. In the last five years prevalence is 20-30%, and incidence ranged from 2 to 10 cases/ year. Seizures are only observed in adults (n = 24), the lowest latency is 13 months and the frequency is variable (1 to 24 in six years). The first stage is freezing and 50% reached stage 5 of Racine´s scale. In all couples, 5-50% of puppies are EE and occurred postpartum estrus, as expected for the species. The puppies are healthy and both the average offspring per litter (1.9 ± 0.3), as well as the average number of litters per couple (6.5 ± 5.0) is equal to values presented by non-epileptic couples (NE). The open-field test indicates that descendants of EE (DE) and EE are less anxious than NE. There is no difference between EE and NE regarding food and water intake. The difference in the number of EE in the colonies, the high percentage of EE pups, and the difference in the behavior of DE indicate the genetic basis of this epilepsy. In this context, we consider that in Trinomys yonenagae the limbic epilepsy seems to not compromise the fitness, which opens possibilities to be the result of evolutionary processes involving the escalation of antipredator responses