Long-term Behavioral Tracking of Freely Swimming Weakly Electric Fish
Title:
Long-term Behavioral Tracking of Freely Swimming Weakly Electric Fish
Author:
Jun, James J.
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (656 seconds)
Series:
Neuroscience
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Abstract:
We describe a set of techniques for studying spontaneous behavior of freely swimming weakly electric fish over an extended period of time, by synchronously measuring the animal's electric organ discharge timing, body position and posture both accurately and reliably in a specially designed aquarium tank inside a sensory isolation chamber.
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For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/50962