Social behavior of zebrafish: From synthetic images to biological mechanisms of shoaling

Journal of Neuroscience Methods

Volumn 234, Issue , 2014, Pages 59-65

  Gerlai, Robert ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Alcoholism; Fetal alcohol spectrum disorder; Ontogenesis and mechanisms of shoaling; Social behavior; Zebrafish

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL;

ARTICLE; DYNAMICS; NONHUMAN; OSCILLATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; SHOALING; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; ZEBRA FISH; ANIMAL; BRAIN DISEASE; CHEMICALLY INDUCED; DISEASE MODEL; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SWIMMING; TIME;

ANIMALS; BRAIN DISEASES; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; PSYCHOPHARMACOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR; SWIMMING; TIME FACTORS; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84905394883     PISSN: 01650270     EISSN: 1872678X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jneumeth.2014.04.028     Document Type: Article

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