%0 Journal Article %1 citeulike:234367 %A Russell, Eleanor M. %D 1967 %J Animal Behaviour %K betta-splendens habituation %N 4 %P 574--585 %R 10.1016/0003-3472(67)90061-9 %T Changes in the behaviour of Lebistes reticulatus upon a repeated shadow stimulus %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-3472(67)90061-9 %V 15 %X 1. 1. A shadow was passed repeatedly across dishes containing the small fish Lebistes reticulatus.2. 2. The fear responses shown by Lebistes to disturbing stimuli are described; fleeing was followed by freezing.3. 3. With frequent repetition of the shadow (at 2-min intervals), the intense multiple tail-beat of the early responses ('jerk response') gave way to less intense responses, and then to orientation responses (fin movements). Freezing persisted for longer.4. 4. There was a significant decrease in number and intensity of jerk responses during forty stimuli.5. 5. 'Freezing', measured by the time a fish spent in moving, is a real phenomenon. The time 'frozen' increased and then decreased, and after forty stimuli had returned to the level of the first presentation.6. 6. The response declined during forty stimuli to about two-thirds of its initial level, and had recovered to about 60 per cent after 2 hr. After 48 hr, the recovery was practically complete.7. 7. A change in the stimulus resulted in an increase in response.8. 8. The jerk response decreased further and more rapidly with more frequent stimuli. The time course of the freezing response was relatively independent of stimulus frequency, although the response was more intense at higher stimulus frequencies.

@article{citeulike:234367, abstract = {1. 1. A shadow was passed repeatedly across dishes containing the small fish Lebistes reticulatus.2. 2. The fear responses shown by Lebistes to disturbing stimuli are described; fleeing was followed by freezing.3. 3. With frequent repetition of the shadow (at 2-min intervals), the intense multiple tail-beat of the early responses ('jerk response') gave way to less intense responses, and then to orientation responses (fin movements). Freezing persisted for longer.4. 4. There was a significant decrease in number and intensity of jerk responses during forty stimuli.5. 5. 'Freezing', measured by the time a fish spent in moving, is a real phenomenon. The time 'frozen' increased and then decreased, and after forty stimuli had returned to the level of the first presentation.6. 6. The response declined during forty stimuli to about two-thirds of its initial level, and had recovered to about 60 per cent after 2 hr. After 48 hr, the recovery was practically complete.7. 7. A change in the stimulus resulted in an increase in response.8. 8. The jerk response decreased further and more rapidly with more frequent stimuli. The time course of the freezing response was relatively independent of stimulus frequency, although the response was more intense at higher stimulus frequencies.}, added-at = {2006-10-20T08:08:49.000+0200}, author = {Russell, Eleanor M.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2de965ce1f3cfbdc3396e81b4a4fd1256/toby}, citeulike-article-id = {234367}, comment = {Not actually about bettas, but still very relevant. Would need to pick up article from UML Science library.}, doi = {10.1016/0003-3472(67)90061-9}, interhash = {545a8d697ac294e16034b36b25b0b13e}, intrahash = {de965ce1f3cfbdc3396e81b4a4fd1256}, journal = {Animal Behaviour}, keywords = {betta-splendens habituation}, month = {October}, number = 4, pages = {574--585}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2006-10-20T08:08:49.000+0200}, title = {Changes in the behaviour of Lebistes reticulatus upon a repeated shadow stimulus}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/0003-3472(67)90061-9}, volume = 15, year = 1967 }