Computer-animated stimuli;
Fish schooling;
Mathematical modeling;
Social behavior;
Zebrafish;
BEHAVIORAL-RESPONSES;
VIDEO PLAYBACK;
MATE CHOICE;
FISH;
STIMULI;
PREFERENCES;
SHOAL;
D O I:
10.1016/j.bbr.2012.03.028
中图分类号:
B84 [心理学];
C [社会科学总论];
Q98 [人类学];
学科分类号:
03 ;
0303 ;
030303 ;
04 ;
0402 ;
摘要:
Mathematical models of fish schooling offer powerful tools to understand and interpret fundamental aspects of social life, such as foraging, predator avoidance, and migration. Here, we study zebrafish (Danio rerio) response to computer-animated fish shoals whose motion is generated by a mathematical model of schooling. We use a dichotomous test wherein fish freely position themselves near static images of zebrafish shoals or images animated by the model whose parameters are systematically varied. (C) 2012 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.