Shape learning and discrimination in reef fish

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 13, 2009, Pages 2113-2119

  Siebeck, U E ^a   Litherland, L ^a   Wallis, G M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classical conditioning; Goal tracking; Reef fish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ASSOCIATION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; PERCIFORMES; PHYSIOLOGY; REWARD; TIME;

ANIMALS; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; PERCIFORMES; REWARD; TIME FACTORS;

ANTHOZOA; POMACENTRIDAE; POMACENTRUS AMBOINENSIS;

EID: 67649541498     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.028936     Document Type: Article

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