%0 Journal Article %1 citeulike:364614 %A Craft, Baine B. %A Velkey, Ii %A Szalda-Petree, Allen %D 2003 %J Behavioural Processes %K pdfcopy elicitors mirror preference-assessment preference choice betta-splendens conspecific %N 3 %P 171--175 %R 10.1016/S0376-6357(03)00079-2 %T Instrumental conditioning of choice behavior in male Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens) %U http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0376-6357(03)00079-2 %V 63 %X Despite the differences in the response of male Betta splendens toward various stimuli, no research has attempted to determine the preference for a live conspecific versus a mirror presentation. A submerged T-maze was used to present both stimuli to healthy male B. splendens (N=16). The results indicated that subjects’ start box and swimway latencies decreased significantly over the 30 trials. Moreover, the analysis of choices demonstrated a modest, but statistically significant, preference for the live conspecific over the mirror presentation. The results are discussed in terms of the stimuli qualities that elicit an aggressive response in B. splendens and the implications for common experimental procedures.

@article{citeulike:364614, abstract = {Despite the differences in the response of male Betta splendens toward various stimuli, no research has attempted to determine the preference for a live conspecific versus a mirror presentation. A submerged T-maze was used to present both stimuli to healthy male B. splendens (N=16). The results indicated that subjects\’ start box and swimway latencies decreased significantly over the 30 trials. Moreover, the analysis of choices demonstrated a modest, but statistically significant, preference for the live conspecific over the mirror presentation. The results are discussed in terms of the stimuli qualities that elicit an aggressive response in B. splendens and the implications for common experimental procedures.}, added-at = {2006-10-28T08:07:56.000+0200}, author = {Craft, Baine B. and Velkey, Ii and Szalda-Petree, Allen}, biburl = {https://www.bibsonomy.org/bibtex/2af1971e86eea7e0ba43b40c54f02d595/toby}, citeulike-article-id = {364614}, doi = {10.1016/S0376-6357(03)00079-2}, interhash = {ea3897671da297f66bd97e6d06850ff3}, intrahash = {af1971e86eea7e0ba43b40c54f02d595}, journal = {Behavioural Processes}, keywords = {pdfcopy elicitors mirror preference-assessment preference choice betta-splendens conspecific}, month = {July}, number = 3, pages = {171--175}, priority = {4}, timestamp = {2006-10-28T08:07:56.000+0200}, title = {Instrumental conditioning of choice behavior in male Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens)}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/S0376-6357(03)00079-2}, volume = 63, year = 2003 }