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Author (up) Stennett, C.R.; Strauss, R.E. url  doi
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  Title Behavioural lateralization in zebrafish and four related species of minnows (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae) Type Journal Article
  Year 2010 Publication Animal Behaviour. Abbreviated Journal Anim. Behav.  
  Volume 79 Issue 6 Pages 1339-1342  
  Keywords binary data; Cyprinidae; Danio rerio; fish; laterality; monocular test; motor bias; score test; zebrafish  
  Abstract Behavioural lateralization has been observed in many species of fishes during stimulus-specific tasks. However, one area that has been overlooked is the study of naïve side bias in motor behaviour of fishes in the absence of direct visual stimulus. To this end, we examined naïve side biases in motor behaviour in five species of minnows (Osteichthyes: Cyprinidae). Fifteen individuals of each species were subjected to a T-shaped test arena, with 40 randomized replicates per individual. We took advantage of rheotaxis by running a slow current of water through each arm of the test apparatus. Of the 75 individuals tested, 55 showed a rightward turning preference. The overall right-biased behaviour observed in these fishes in the absence of systematic stimulus strongly suggests that a stimulus-free control condition be included in the experimental design whenever plausible for studies of laterality in fishes and presumably in other organisms.  
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  Call Number Equine Behaviour @ team @ Serial 5358  
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