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Sensitization of escape in female Betta splendens
Author(s) -
Bronstein Paul M.,
JonesBuxton Rebecca A.
Publication year - 1996
Publication title -
aggressive behavior
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.223
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 1098-2337
pISSN - 0096-140X
DOI - 10.1002/(sici)1098-2337(1996)22:6<431::aid-ab3>3.0.co;2-k
Subject(s) - biting , stimulus (psychology) , sensitization , escape response , adult male , stimulation , zoology , psychology , biology , neuroscience , ecology , endocrinology , psychotherapist
Following 1 day of cohabitation with a male, female Siamese fighting fish showed heightened escape from male conspecifics (enclosed behind glass). Escape from males was general in that no particular male stimulus was required to provoke female escape. However, female conspecifics remained relatively attractive following exposure to a male. Tactile stimulation of females by males (biting, perhaps) plays some role and may be required in sensitizing females' escape from males. © 1996 Wiley‐Liss, Inc.