Temporal criterion for behavior: orientation of the young Japanese flounder Paralichthys olivaceus

• Published in: Behavioural processes Vol. 52; no. 2-3; pp. 77 - 87
• Main Authors: MIGITA, Masao, MIZUKAMI, Etsuo, GUNJI, Yukio-Pegio
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Shannon Elsevier 07.12.2000
• Subjects: Agnatha and pisces; Animal ethology; Biological and medical sciences; Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology; Paralichthys olivaceus; Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry; Vertebrata; Laboratory study; Intraspecific relation; Decision making; Environmental factor; Viewing angle; Cognition; Orientation; Marine environment; Vertebrata; Social interaction; Pisces; Interindividual comparison; Environment; Timing; Body; Paralichthys olivaceus

When considering a behavioral pattern as a specific type of mechanism, an inherent problem is that it is difficult to determine to what extent the mechanism is programmed to behave selectively in individual situations. To probe this question further, we investigated the orientation of the body axis...