Environmental effects on fish neural plasticity and cognition

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 81, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 2151-2174

  Ebbesson, L O E ^a   Braithwaite, V A ^b  

^a Uni Research   (Norway)

^b PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Brain; Fish welfare; Learning and memory; Parr smolt transformation; Proliferation; Salmonidae

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BRAIN; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENT; FISH; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; COGNITION; ENVIRONMENT; FISHES; NEURONAL PLASTICITY;

PISCES; SALMONIDAE;

EID: 84871292650     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2012.03486.x     Document Type: Article

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