Shoaling promotes place over response learning but does not facilitate individual learning of that strategy in zebrafish (Danio rerio)

Abstract Background Flexible spatial memory, such as “place” learning, is an important adaptation to assist successful foraging and to avoid predation and is thought to be more adaptive than response learning which requires a consistent start point. Place learning has been found in many taxonomic gr...

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Main Authors: Claire L. McAroe, Cathy M. Craig, Richard A. Holland
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-07-01
Series:BMC Zoology
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Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40850-017-0019-9