Shelter use of familiar and unfamiliar groups of juvenile European catfish Silurus glanis
Within aquaculture systems, shelters are often used to reduce cannibalism, minimise energy consumption, accelerate the start of exogenous feeding, support growth, and improve survival and welfare. However, stronger competition for shelters in aquaculture systems relative to that under wild conditions may result in a higher level of aggressiveness accompanied by an increase in energy consumption. […]