Cleaning Symbiosis Provides a Positive Reinforcer for Fish

Cleaning Symbiosis Provides a Positive Reinforcer for Fish

Chaetodon auriga, a common marine fish in Hawaii, can be conditioned by presentation of a moving model of a cleaner fish as a positive reinforcement on an instrumental schedule. Reinforcement is probably through tactile stimulation and might help to shape the response of fish to cleaners. Tactile st...

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Veröffentlicht in:Science (American Association for the Advancement of Science) 1974-04, Vol.184 (4133), p.179-180
Hauptverfasser: Losey, George S., Margules, Lynn
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Artists models
Cleaning
Cloud cover
Innervation
Magnetic fields
Photoelectric cells
Pigeons
Schizophrenia
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Zusammenfassung:Chaetodon auriga, a common marine fish in Hawaii, can be conditioned by presentation of a moving model of a cleaner fish as a positive reinforcement on an instrumental schedule. Reinforcement is probably through tactile stimulation and might help to shape the response of fish to cleaners. Tactile stimulation might serve as a valuable reinforcer in studies of fish learning.
ISSN:0036-8075
1095-9203
DOI:10.1126/science.184.4133.179