A simple and effective method to condition olfactory behaviors in groups of zebrafish

Neuromethods

Volumn 51, Issue , 2011, Pages 85-97

  Braubach, Oliver R ^a   Wyeth, Russell C ^b   Murray, Andrew ^a   Fine, Alan ^a   Croll, Roger P ^a  

^a DALHOUSIE UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b ST FRANCIS XAVIER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

appetitive swimming; circular flow through tank; Conditioned olfactory behavior; conditioned stimulus; place preference; unconditioned stimulus

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CONDITIONED REFLEX; CONDITIONING; NONHUMAN; PLACE PREFERENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REWARD; SMELLING; SWIMMING; ZEBRA FISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 78149346932     PISSN: 08932336     EISSN: 19406045     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1007/978-1-60761-953-6_7     Document Type: Article

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