Locomotion in larval zebrafish: Influence of time of day, lighting and ethanol

• Published in: Neurotoxicology (Park Forest South) Vol. 30; no. 1; pp. 52 - 58
• Main Authors: MacPhail, R.C., Brooks, J., Hunter, D.L., Padnos, B., Irons, T.D., Padilla, S.
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Amsterdam Elsevier B.V 2009; Elsevier
• Subjects: Alcoholism and acute alcohol poisoning; Animals; Behavior; Biological and medical sciences; Danio rerio; Ethanol; Ethanol - pharmacology; Female; Freshwater; Larva - physiology; Larvae; Lighting condition; Locomotion; Locomotion - drug effects; Locomotion - physiology; Male; Medical sciences; Microtiter plate; Photoperiod; Toxicology; Video tracking; Zebrafish; Zebrafish - physiology; Larvae; Locomotion; Video tracking; Microtiter plate; Ethanol; Danio rerio; Zebrafish; Behavior; Lighting condition; Alcoholic beverage; Vertebrata; Brachydanio rerio; Larva; Pisces

The increasing use of zebrafish ( Danio rerio) in developmental research highlights the need for a detailed understanding of their behavior. We studied the locomotion of individual zebrafish larva (6 days post-fertilization) in 96-well microtiter plates. Movement was recorded using a video-tracking...