CLASSICAL CONDITIONING OF AGGRESSIVE DISPLAY IN SIAMESE FIGHTING FISH1

Biochemical correlates of aggressive behavior in the Siamese fighting fish

1 Department of Zoology and Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA 3 Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada 4 Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA 5 Department o...

The effects of delay in the aggressive display of male Siamese fighting fish: Betta splendens Missoula Montana USA

Metabolic Costs of Aggressive Behaviour in the Siamese Fighting Fish, Betta splendens

Aggressive conflicts between males are often resolved by means of multiple ritualized agonistic displays without damaging escalation. Apparently, in such cases by using those displays opponents exchange important motivational and physical information on which they base a decision to stay or leave the interaction. In the Siamese fighting fish, the time spent spreading the dorsal fin and erecting...

Verapamil - L type voltage gated calcium channel inhibitor diminishes aggressive behavior in male Siamese fighting fish.

Verapamil is a L-type voltage gated calcium channels inhibitor (VGCCI), which is a highly prescribed drug used in the treatment of hypertension, angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia and cluster headaches. Its common use caused its appearance in water environment. VGCC inhibit epinephrine release and cause many neuro-hormonal changes influencing also fish behavior. Siamese fighting fish was chose...

The Study of different rations of spawning efficiency of siamese fighting fish (Bettasplendens)

The effects of five different foods including: blood worm, artemia cyst, Artemia mass powder, gammarus mass powder and ordinary commercial food were studied on Siamese fighting fish (Bettasplendens) propagation efficiency during thirty days in a Randomize Totally Design with 4 repeats .Experimental plots had been consisted of twenty 30*30*40 (cm) aquarium which a pair of male and female brood s...