Spatial learning in Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica).
Anim Cogn
; 23(1): 233-236, 2020 Jan.
Article
in En
| MEDLINE
| ID: mdl-31650291
ABSTRACT
Japanese eels (Anguilla japonica) were trained on a Morris-type spatial learning task. There were four tubes in a pool, but the eels could hide in only one of these. The eels learned the position of the open tube, and maintained their performance when the pool was rotated to remove possible intra-maze cues. The eels could not maintain their performance in a dark room, suggesting that spatial learning involved extra-maze visual cues. When the position of the open tube was randomly changed every day, the performance of the eels in finding the open tube did not improve.
Key words
Full text:
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Collection:
01-internacional
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
Anguilla
Limits:
Animals
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
En
Journal:
Anim Cogn
Journal subject:
MEDICINA VETERINARIA
Year:
2020
Document type:
Article
Affiliation country:
Japan