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9 - Fish – How to Ask Them the Right Questions

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  30 July 2018

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Catarina Vila Pouca  and
Culum Brown
Edited by
Nereida Bueno-Guerra  and
Federica Amici
Nereida Bueno-Guerra
Affiliation:
Comillas Pontifical University
Federica Amici
Affiliation:
Universität Leipzig
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Summary

Fish represent the largest radiation of vertebrates, with over 32 000 species. While fish possess many anatomical and perceptual adaptations to the aquatic environment, most experimental procedures used to study cognition in other species are readily adaptable to fish. Their small size, ease of handling and wide range of ecological niches have long made fish a model species for cognitive research. Here we will focus predominantly on four model species: guppies (Poecilia reticulata), three-spined sticklebacks (Gasterosteus aculeatus), goldfish (Carassius auratus) and zebrafish (Danio rerio). First, we will give an overview of some anatomical and perceptual traits that are relevant to cognitive research. We will then address some characteristics of their life cycle, ecology and social behaviour that should be considered when studying cognition, and include some tricks for adapting cognitive tasks to this group. Then, we will briefly review literature on each of these species, giving some historical information on their use as model species in cognition and behaviour. Finally, we will provide practical examples and tips to investigate spatial and social learning in fish, discussing how these tasks may be adapted to address slightly different questions.
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Field and Laboratory Methods in Animal Cognition
A Comparative Guide
 , pp. 199 - 221
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2018

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