Instrumental conditioning of choice behavior in male Siamese fighting fish ( Betta splendens)

Despite the differences in the response of male Betta splendens toward various stimuli, no research has attempted to determine the preference for a live conspecific versus a mirror presentation. A submerged T-maze was used to present both stimuli to healthy male B. splendens ( N=16). The results ind...

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Published inBehavioural processes Vol. 63; no. 3; pp. 171 - 175
Main Authors Craft, Baine B., Velkey, Andrew J., Szalda-Petree, Allen
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Agnatha and pisces
Animal
Animal ethology
Betta splendens
Biological and medical sciences
Choice behavior
Conditioning
Conspecific
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Instrumental conditioning
Learning. Memory
Mirror
Psychology. Psychoanalysis. Psychiatry
Psychology. Psychophysiology
Vertebrata
Instrumental conditioning
Betta splendens
Choice behavior
Conspecific
Mirror
Social preference
Choice
Intraspecific relation
Experimental study
Learning
Aquatic environment
Vertebrata
Acquisition process
Social interaction
Pisces
Animal
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Abstract Despite the differences in the response of male Betta splendens toward various stimuli, no research has attempted to determine the preference for a live conspecific versus a mirror presentation. A submerged T-maze was used to present both stimuli to healthy male B. splendens ( N=16). The results indicated that subjects’ start box and swimway latencies decreased significantly over the 30 trials. Moreover, the analysis of choices demonstrated a modest, but statistically significant, preference for the live conspecific over the mirror presentation. The results are discussed in terms of the stimuli qualities that elicit an aggressive response in B. splendens and the implications for common experimental procedures.
AbstractList Despite the differences in the response of male Betta splendens toward various stimuli, no research has attempted to determine the preference for a live conspecific versus a mirror presentation. A submerged T-maze was used to present both stimuli to healthy male B. splendens (N=16). The results indicated that subjects' start box and swimway latencies decreased significantly over the 30 trials. Moreover, the analysis of choices demonstrated a modest, but statistically significant, preference for the live conspecific over the mirror presentation. The results are discussed in terms of the stimuli qualities that elicit an aggressive response in B. splendens and the implications for common experimental procedures.
Despite the differences in the response of male Betta splendens toward various stimuli, no research has attempted to determine the preference for a live conspecific versus a mirror presentation. A submerged T-maze was used to present both stimuli to healthy male B. splendens (N=16). The results indicated that subjects' start box and swimway latencies decreased significantly over the 30 trials. Moreover, the analysis of choices demonstrated a modest, but statistically significant, preference for the live conspecific over the mirror presentation. The results are discussed in terms of the stimuli qualities that elicit an aggressive response in B. splendens and the implications for common experimental procedures.Despite the differences in the response of male Betta splendens toward various stimuli, no research has attempted to determine the preference for a live conspecific versus a mirror presentation. A submerged T-maze was used to present both stimuli to healthy male B. splendens (N=16). The results indicated that subjects' start box and swimway latencies decreased significantly over the 30 trials. Moreover, the analysis of choices demonstrated a modest, but statistically significant, preference for the live conspecific over the mirror presentation. The results are discussed in terms of the stimuli qualities that elicit an aggressive response in B. splendens and the implications for common experimental procedures.
Despite the differences in the response of male Betta splendens toward various stimuli, no research has attempted to determine the preference for a live conspecific versus a mirror presentation. A submerged T-maze was used to present both stimuli to healthy male B. splendens ( N=16). The results indicated that subjects’ start box and swimway latencies decreased significantly over the 30 trials. Moreover, the analysis of choices demonstrated a modest, but statistically significant, preference for the live conspecific over the mirror presentation. The results are discussed in terms of the stimuli qualities that elicit an aggressive response in B. splendens and the implications for common experimental procedures.
Author Craft, Baine B.
Velkey, Andrew J.
Szalda-Petree, Allen
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Betta splendens
Biological and medical sciences
Choice behavior
Conditioning
Conspecific
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Instrumental conditioning
Learning. Memory
Mirror
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