The effects of stimulus type on consistency of responses to conflicting stimuli in Siamese fighting fish

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 85, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 83-89

  Dzieweczynski, Teresa L ^a   Leopard, Alison K ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW ENGLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Conflicting stimuli; Consistent individual differences; Decision making; Siamese fighting fish; Stimulus effectiveness

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CONSPECIFIC; DECISION MAKING; EXPERIMENTAL STUDY; PERCIFORM;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FEMALE; FISH; MALE; NONHUMAN; STIMULUS RESPONSE; THAILAND;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONFLICT (PSYCHOLOGY); DECISION MAKING; FEEDBACK, PSYCHOLOGICAL; FEMALE; INDIVIDUALITY; MALE; NESTING BEHAVIOR; PERCIFORMES; PHOTIC STIMULATION; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS;

MACROPODINAE;

EID: 77956170237     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2010.06.011     Document Type: Article

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