The behavioural responses of Nile tilapia (Oreochromis niloticus) to anti-predator training

Applied Animal Behaviour Science

Volumn 106, Issue 1-3, 2007, Pages 144-154

  Mesquita, Flávia de Oliveira ^a   Young, Robert John ^a  

^a PONTIFICAL CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY OF MINAS GERAIS   (Brazil)

Author keywords

Anti predator training; Classical conditioning; Conservation; Fish behaviour; Memory; Nile tilapia

Indexed keywords

ANTIPREDATOR DEFENSE; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CICHLID; CONDITIONING; MEMORY; TRAINING;

OREOCHROMIS NILOTICUS; PISCES; TILAPIA;

EID: 34447096993     PISSN: 01681591     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.applanim.2006.06.013     Document Type: Article

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