Instrumental conditioning of choice behavior in male Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens)

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 63, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 171-175

  Craft, Baine B ^a   Velkey II, Andrew J ^b   Szalda Petree, Allen ^c  

^a MISSISSIPPI COLLEGE   (United States)

^b CHRISTOPHER NEWPORT UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA   (United States)

Author keywords

Betta splendens; Choice behavior; Conspecific; Instrumental conditioning; Mirror

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; CONDITION FACTOR; CONSPECIFIC; FIGHTING; FISH; MALE BEHAVIOR; PREFERENCE BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BETTA SPLENDENS; CONDITIONING; DECISION MAKING; FISH; MALE; MAZE TEST; NONHUMAN; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STIMULUS RESPONSE; SWIMMING;

BETTA; BETTA SPLENDENS;

EID: 0038724927     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0376-6357(03)00079-2     Document Type: Article

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