%0 Journal Article %1 RefWorks:111 %A Melvin, Kenneth B. %D 1985 %J Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society %K nocopy reinforcement extinction betta-splendens %N 4 %P 350--352 %T Attack/display as a reinforcer in Betta splendens %V 23 %X In an experiment with 24 male Siamese fighting fish, 9 of 10 bettas designated as Ss learned to swim across a hurdle to display to and attack a target conspecific. Crossing responses were maintained until the target fish exhibited a submissive display; then crossing quickly ceased. Relearning and extinction were also shown.

@article{RefWorks:111, abstract = {In an experiment with 24 male Siamese fighting fish, 9 of 10 bettas designated as Ss learned to swim across a hurdle to display to and attack a target conspecific. Crossing responses were maintained until the target fish exhibited a submissive display; then crossing quickly ceased. Relearning and extinction were also shown.}, added-at = {2006-10-20T08:08:49.000+0200}, author = {Melvin, Kenneth B.}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/233e984ea4fa4a39c6922d21d56cd185c/toby}, citeulike-article-id = {163387}, date-modified = {2006-10-19 00:39:34 -0500}, interhash = {634556c59829fc7f2ac6af41311d656b}, intrahash = {33e984ea4fa4a39c6922d21d56cd185c}, journal = {Bulletin of the Psychonomic Society}, keywords = {nocopy reinforcement extinction betta-splendens}, month = {July}, number = 4, pages = {350--352}, priority = {2}, timestamp = {2006-10-20T08:08:49.000+0200}, title = {Attack/display as a reinforcer in Betta splendens}, volume = 23, year = 1985 }