Locomotor behaviors in zebrafish (Danio rerio) larvae

Behavioural Processes

Volumn 86, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 222-229

  Colwill, Ruth M ^a   Creton, Robbert ^b  

^a BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b BROWN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Activity; Danio; Larval models; Learning; Orientation; Thigmotaxis

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CYPRINID; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR;

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; AUTOMATION; FEMALE; LARVA; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; MALE; NONHUMAN; ORIENTATION; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; FEMALE; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; ORIENTATION; VIDEO RECORDING; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO; DANIO RERIO;

EID: 79551686816     PISSN: 03766357     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.beproc.2010.12.003     Document Type: Article

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