Sensory cues employed for the acquisition of familiarity-dependent recognition of a shoal of conspecifics by climbing perch (Anabas testudineus Bloch)

Binoy, VV and Kasturirangan, Rajesh and Sinha, Anindya (2015) Sensory cues employed for the acquisition of familiarity-dependent recognition of a shoal of conspecifics by climbing perch (Anabas testudineus Bloch). In: JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES, 40 (2). pp. 225-232.

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Abstract

In this study we showed that a freshwater fish, the climbing perch (Anabas testudineus) is incapable of using chemical communication but employs visual cues to acquire familiarity and distinguish a familiar group of conspecifics from an unfamiliar one. Moreover, the isolation of olfactory signals from visual cues did not affect the recognition and preference for a familiar shoal in this species.

Item Type:	Journal Article
Publication:	JOURNAL OF BIOSCIENCES
Publisher:	INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES
Additional Information:	Copy right for this article belongs to the INDIAN ACAD SCIENCES, C V RAMAN AVENUE, SADASHIVANAGAR, P B #8005, BANGALORE 560 080, INDIA
Keywords:	Air-breathing fish; chemical communication; olfactory signals; sensory ecology; shoaling decision; social behaviour; social preference; visual cues
Department/Centre:	Division of Biological Sciences > Centre for Neuroscience
Date Deposited:	26 Jun 2015 05:29
Last Modified:	26 Jun 2015 05:29
URI:	http://eprints.iisc.ac.in/id/eprint/51763

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