Decreased aggressive and locomotor behaviors in Betta splendens after exposure to fluoxetine

Psychological Reports

Volumn 110, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 51-62

  Kohler, Jess G ^a   Mangan, Brian P ^a   Kodra, Christine ^a   Drako, Linsay ^a   Long, Emily ^a   Simpson, Holly ^a  

^a KING'S COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

FLUOXETINE; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITOR;

AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; FISH; FOLLOW UP; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REACTION TIME; TIME;

AGGRESSION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; FISHES; FLUOXETINE; FOLLOW-UP STUDIES; MALE; MOTOR ACTIVITY; REACTION TIME; SEROTONIN UPTAKE INHIBITORS; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 84861136572     PISSN: 00332941     EISSN: 1558691X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2466/02.13.PR0.110.1.51-62     Document Type: Article

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