Discrimination reversal learning reveals greater female Behavioural flexibility in guppies

Biology Letters

Volumn 10, Issue 6, 2014, Pages

  Lucon Xiccato, Tyrone ^a   Bisazza, Angelo ^a,b  

^a Dipartimento di Psicologia Generale   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PADOVA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Behavioural flexibility; Poecilia reticulata; Reversal learning; Sex differences

Indexed keywords

ADAPTATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; CYPRINID; DISCRIMINANT ANALYSIS; INHIBITION; REPRODUCTION; SEX-RELATED DIFFERENCE;

EID: 84904497746     PISSN: 17449561     EISSN: 1744957X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rsbl.2014.0206     Document Type: Article

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