Effects of telencephalic lesions on the gill cover response of Siamese fighting fish

@article{RefWorks:174, abstract = {Gill cover extension, a component of the fighting pattern of Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens, was observed in 7 telencephalic-lesioned and 7 sham-operated Ss during exposure to mirror image and live Betta stimuli. The conspecific stimulus elicited more frequent and longer duration gill cover (operculum) responses than the mirror stimulus. Lesioning decreased the frequency of gill cover responses to both stimuli. The mean duration of the gill cover response was not affected by lesioning and, unlike response rate, did not decrease (habituate) with repeated stimulus presentation. Lesioning reduced the efficiency of food retrieval and tended to reduce activity level. It is concluded that behavioral changes may be related to the extent of the lesion. Results are discussed in relation to current hypotheses concerning forebrain function. (29 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved)}, author = {Shapiro, Sandra and Schuckman, Harold and Sussman, Daniel and Tucker, Amarie }, citeulike-article-id = {163408}, journal = {Physiology and Behavior Dec 1974; Vol.13 (6): 749 755}, keywords = {betta\_splendens, elicitors, gce, lesion, mirror, physiology}, posted-at = {2005-04-18 05:30:29}, priority = {1}, title = {Effects of telencephalic lesions on the gill cover response of Siamese fighting fish} }

TY - JOUR ID - RefWorks:174 L3 - citeulike-article-id:163408 TI - Effects of telencephalic lesions on the gill cover response of Siamese fighting fish JF - Physiology and Behavior Dec 1974; Vol.13 (6): 749 755 N2 - Gill cover extension, a component of the fighting pattern of Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens, was observed in 7 telencephalic-lesioned and 7 sham-operated Ss during exposure to mirror image and live Betta stimuli. The conspecific stimulus elicited more frequent and longer duration gill cover (operculum) responses than the mirror stimulus. Lesioning decreased the frequency of gill cover responses to both stimuli. The mean duration of the gill cover response was not affected by lesioning and, unlike response rate, did not decrease (habituate) with repeated stimulus presentation. Lesioning reduced the efficiency of food retrieval and tended to reduce activity level. It is concluded that behavioral changes may be related to the extent of the lesion. Results are discussed in relation to current hypotheses concerning forebrain function. (29 ref) (PsycINFO Database Record (c) 2004 APA, all rights reserved) KW - betta_splendens KW - elicitors KW - gce KW - lesion KW - mirror KW - physiology AU - Shapiro, Sandra AU - Schuckman, Harold AU - Sussman, Daniel AU - Tucker, Amarie ER -