Generalization and categorization of spectral colors in goldfish. II. Experiments with two and six training wavelengths

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 192, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 469-479

  Poralla, Julia ^a   Neumeyer, Christa ^a  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Color categories; Color vision; Generalization; Goldfish (Carassius auratus)

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COLOR; COLOR VISION; CONDITIONING; FEMALE; GOLDFISH; INSTRUMENTATION; MALE; METHODOLOGY; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; COLOR; COLOR PERCEPTION; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); DISCRIMINATION (PSYCHOLOGY); FEMALE; GOLDFISH; MALE; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

EID: 33645821679     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-005-0082-5     Document Type: Article

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