PUBLICATION
Oscillations in shoal cohesion in zebrafish (Danio rerio)
- Authors
- Miller, N.Y., and Gerlai, R.
- ID
- ZDB-PUB-080630-5
- Date
- 2008
- Source
- Behavioural brain research 193(1): 148-151 (Journal)
- Registered Authors
- Gerlai, Robert T.
- Keywords
- Shoaling, Schooling, Zebrafish, Oscillations
- MeSH Terms
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- Animals
- Behavior, Animal/physiology*
- Behavioral Research/instrumentation*
- Behavioral Research/methods
- Habituation, Psychophysiologic/physiology
- Motor Activity/physiology*
- Predatory Behavior/physiology*
- Regression Analysis
- Social Behavior*
- Software
- Swimming/physiology
- Time Factors
- Zebrafish
- PubMed
- 18573546 Full text @ Behav. Brain Res.
Citation
Miller, N.Y., and Gerlai, R. (2008) Oscillations in shoal cohesion in zebrafish (Danio rerio). Behavioural brain research. 193(1):148-151.
Abstract
In many species, group cohesion may be the result of a compromise between opposing forces (e.g. predator avoidance and competition for food). However, little empirical data exists on the dynamics of group cohesion. We present moment-to-moment positional data on zebrafish shoals and analyze temporal changes in inter-individual distances. We demonstrate that the distance between shoal members does not settle at any given value, as has previously been assumed, but oscillates with a period between 5 and 15s.
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