Studies of the conditioned reflex in lower vertebrates
Studies of the conditioned reflex in lower vertebrates
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低等脊椎动物条件反射的研究
DOI:
10.1007/bf00351643
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发表时间:
1968
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影响因子:
2.4
通讯作者:
Y. Kanayama
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作者:
Y. Kanayama
A defensive conditioned reflex was established in groups of fry of hatchery-reared and wild-born chum salmon,Onchorhynchus keta(Walbaum), using a plastic model of predatory fish as conditioned stimulus and an electric shock as unconditioned stimulus. Efficiency of elaboration, stability, and retention of the conditioned reflex were improved with age. In a group in which the majority of fish had been well conditioned, the poorly-reinforced minority followed the prevailing defensive movement of the majority group. The reflex to the fish model was readily generalized i.e., extended to other objects. Wild fry showed naturally-acquired, defensive behavior against the fish-model in the laboratory. Some artificially reinforced groups were marked on their fins and released upstream in a closed, experimental river-area, being recaptured downstream. The relatively high rate of survival in these groups proved the effectiveness of the elaborated defensive reflex against natural predators.