1 Department of Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering, New York University Tandon School of Engineering , Brooklyn, New York.

The Tagging Procedure of Visible Implant Elastomers Influences Zebrafish Individual and Social Behavior.

Published in Zebrafish

One commonly used method to preserve individual identity in the study of social behavior of zebrafish is through silicone-based visible implant elastomers (VIEs), which represent a safe and durable tagging procedure. While the effects of VIE tagging on welfare and general health have been addressed in detail, whether this procedure influences socia...