Craft Baine B., Velkey Andrew J., Szalda-Petree Allen
Department of Psychology, 200 S. Capitol St., Mississippi College, 39058, Clinton, MS, USA
Behav Processes. 2003 Jul 31;63(3):171-175. doi: 10.1016/s0376-6357(03)00079-2.
Despite the differences in the response of male Betta splendens toward various stimuli, no research has attempted to determine the preference for a live conspecific versus a mirror presentation. A submerged T-maze was used to present both stimuli to healthy male B. splendens (N=16). The results indicated that subjects' start box and swimway latencies decreased significantly over the 30 trials. Moreover, the analysis of choices demonstrated a modest, but statistically significant, preference for the live conspecific over the mirror presentation. The results are discussed in terms of the stimuli qualities that elicit an aggressive response in B. splendens and the implications for common experimental procedures.
尽管雄性暹罗斗鱼对各种刺激的反应存在差异，但尚无研究试图确定其对活体同种鱼与镜子呈现的偏好。使用一个水下T型迷宫向16条健康的雄性暹罗斗鱼呈现这两种刺激。结果表明，在30次试验中，受试鱼在起始箱和泳道的潜伏期显著缩短。此外，选择分析表明，受试鱼对活体同种鱼的偏好略高于镜子呈现，且具有统计学意义。本文根据引发暹罗斗鱼攻击反应的刺激特性以及对常见实验程序的影响对结果进行了讨论。
