Aggressive motivation and reinforcement in the Siamese fighting fish (Betta splendens)
This thesis describes operant behaviour rewarded by aggressive display in Betta splendens. Withdrawals during the encounters were related to the phase of the nest-building cycle, although not to the presence of the nest. Subordinates elicited more withdrawals than displaying males. Withdrawal is her...
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University of Edinburgh
1980
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.256081 |