@article{fdi:010094210,
  title = {{M}echanistic modelling reveals tuna physiological condition is not a driver of floating object association},
  author = {{D}upaix, {A}. and {D}eneubourg, {J}. {L}. and {F}orget, {F}abien and {T}olotti, {M}. {T}. and {D}agorn, {L}aurent and {C}apello, {M}anuela},
  editor = {},
  language = {{ENG}},
  abstract = {{A}ssessing the proximate and ultimate causes of animal behaviour is crucial for understanding the impact of human activities on wild species. {H}owever, for animals that are difficult to observe in the wild, such as pelagic fish species, identifying the causes and consequences of their behaviour can be particularly challenging. {H}ere, we show the effectiveness of mechanistic modelling, combined with correlative approaches on empirical data, to determine the causation and consequences of behaviour. {A} behavioural model is developed to investigate the causal relationship between the associative behaviour of tropical tunas with floating objects and their physiological condition. {C}omparison with empirical data on tuna condition measured in the {W}estern {I}ndian {O}cean suggests the rejection of the hypothesis that the physiological condition of tuna is a proximate cause of their associative behaviour. {T}his study contributes to the assessment of the impact on tuna physiology of habitat changes induced by the massive use of floating objects introduced by tuna fishers.},
  keywords = {behavioural ecology ; causation ; correlation ; fitness ; tropical tuna ; purse seine fisheries},
  booktitle = {},
  journal = {{P}roceedings of the {R}oyal {S}ociety {B} : {B}iological {S}ciences},
  volume = {292},
  numero = {2049},
  pages = {20250704 [12 p.]},
  ISSN = {0962-8452},
  year = {2025},
  DOI = {10.1098/rspb.2025.0704},
  URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010094210},
}