Twelve-Day Reinforcement-Based Memory Retention in African Cichlids (Labidochromis caeruleus)

• Published in: Frontiers in behavioral neuroscience Vol. 10; p. 157
• Main Authors: Ingraham, Erica, Anderson, Nicole D, Hurd, Peter L, Hamilton, Trevor J
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland Frontiers Research Foundation 17.08.2016; Frontiers Media S.A
• Subjects: Birds; Brain research; Cichlid fish; Cichlidae; Cognitive ability; Fish; Food; Food reinforcement; Food sources; Foraging behavior; Labidochromis caeruleus; learning and memory; Long term memory; Memory; Memory, Long-Term; Neuroscience; operant conditioning; Water quality; Zebrafish; Canada; food reinforcement; memory; cichlid fish; learning and memory; operant conditioning; long-term

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