Spatial cognition in zebrafish: The role of strain and rearing environment

Animal Cognition

Volumn 14, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 607-612

  Spence, Rowena ^a   Magurran, Anne E ^a   Smith, Carl ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ST ANDREWS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Cognition; Danio rerio; Development; Environmental enrichment; Learning; Welfare

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HOUSING; ARTICLE; COGNITION; DEPTH PERCEPTION; MALE; MAZE TEST; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ZEBRA FISH;

ANIMALS; COGNITION; HOUSING, ANIMAL; MALE; MAZE LEARNING; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; ZEBRAFISH;

DANIO RERIO;

EID: 79959239863     PISSN: 14359448     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-011-0391-8     Document Type: Article

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