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

Baine B. Craft; Andrew J. Velkey; Allen Szalda-Petree

doi:10.1016/S0376-6357(03)00079-2

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

Baine B. Craft
, Andrew J. Velkey
, Allen Szalda-Petree

Psychology

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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.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	171-175
Number of pages	5
Journal	Behavioural Processes
Volume	63
Issue number	3
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/S0376-6357(03)00079-2
State	Published - Jul 31 2003

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The authors would like to express their gratitude to Chaleeta Arender, Angela Gambill, Jeffery Gibbons, Kelly Glavina, Dawn Gray, Shed Landreth, and Bill Wheeler for their contributions. This work was partially supported by a grant to the primary author from the University of Mississippi Medical Center chapter of Sigma Xi.

Keywords

Betta splendens
Choice behavior
Conspecific
Instrumental conditioning
Mirror

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