Behavioural repeatability in larval Limnephilus lunatus Curtis, 1834 (Trichoptera) in an open-field test

This article investigates inter-individual repeatability in distance moved an open-field test for larval Limnephilus lunatus Curtis, 1834. Repeatability across four trials (two-day trial intervals) was comparable to previous studies on arthropod species (repeatability: R = 0.37), indicating that L. is a suitable model this research field. Two potential nuisance factors were corrected for: (1) progressively declining activity over consecutive and (2) case mass:body mass ratio, affecting negatively. These require consideration behavioural experiments caddisflies. Pairwise correlations of among days showed behaviour the first did not correspond well with following trials. Re-analysing data using only 2 4 increased 0.50), suggesting future should consider including derived from initial trials, as may constitute different context than ones.