Numerical ability and improvement through interindividual cooperation varied between two cyprinid fish species, qingbo and crucian carp

We used qingbo (Spinibarbus sinensis) and Chinese crucian carp (Carassius auratus) to test whether numerical discrimination could be improved by the coexistence and possible cooperation of conspecies or heterospecies. We conducted a spontaneous shoal choice test of singletons, conspecific dyads and...

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Main Authors: Wei Xiong, Lian-Chun Yi, Zhong-Hua Tang, Shi-Jian Fu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: PeerJ Inc. 2019-03-01
Series:PeerJ
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Online Access:https://peerj.com/articles/6619.pdf