過去打鬥輸贏經驗被觀察到會影響個體下一次的打鬥行為：曾經贏過的個體再打鬥時獲勝機率會增高，而曾輸過的個體再打鬥時獲勝機率會降低。過去的輸贏經驗被認為是經由提供有關一個體自身打鬥能力的資訊而改變此個體再次打鬥時的行為決策與獲勝機率。過去打鬥經驗之影響力長久以來就被發現會隨著時間而衰退，但是一直沒有研究測試新舊打鬥經驗之間是否會互相干擾而造成彼此效應減弱。本研究使用紅樹林鱂作為實驗物種以了解新舊輸的經驗效應間是否互相干擾。本研究以輸的經驗來偵測干擾效應，因為過去研究顯示敗者效應比勝者效應易偵測，並且敗者效應維持時間較長。如果不同經驗的影響會相互干擾，此干擾應較易由輸經驗間的交互作用偵測出來。我進行了兩組打鬥實驗(LL_NL打鬥組和LN_NN打鬥組；L表示輸的經驗、N表示無經驗；NL個體表示第一天不給予經驗、第二天給予輸的經驗；LN個體表示第一天給予輸的經驗、第二天不給予經驗，LL個體和NN個體以此類推)。此兩組打鬥組，LL個體比其對手NL個體多一個(第一天的)輸經驗，而LN個體也比其對手NN個體多一個(第一天的)輸經驗。因此若LL個體之兩個輸的經驗間沒有任何干擾作用，LL個體(與NL個體對打)之獲勝機率應與LN個體(與NN個體對打)之獲勝機率相當。但若兩個新舊輸的經驗間互相干擾而使其效應總和減小，則LL個體(與NL個體對打)之獲勝機率應大於LN個體(與NN個體對打)。本研究結果顯示LL個體(與NL個體打鬥時)的獲勝機率顯著地比LN個體(與NN個體打鬥時)的獲勝機率來的高。此結果應來自於LL個體之兩個輸經驗間互相干擾，造成LL經驗效應顯著低於此二經驗單獨作用時之各自效應的總和。然而此干擾效應只被發現於一個月前兩個競爭者皆曾落敗之配對。在一個月前皆獲勝之配對中，LL個體(與NL個體打鬥時)獲勝的機率和LN個體(與NN個體打鬥時)獲勝機率沒有顯著差異，新舊經驗間未見明顯干擾效應。此外本實驗亦發現有敗者效應的存在，LL_NL打鬥組的打鬥時間較LN_NN打鬥組短，其發生激烈打鬥的機率較低而且組中競爭者提早認輸的機率較高，以上的結果都顯示競爭者有較多輸經驗時，其行為表現較為消極被動。

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