Operant Conditioning Task to Measure Song Preference in Zebra Finches
Title:
Operant Conditioning Task to Measure Song Preference in Zebra Finches
Author:
Coleman, Melissa J.
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Publication Information:
Cambridge, MA MyJoVE Corp 2016
Physical Description:
online resource (400 seconds)
Series:
Behavior
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Abstract:
We describe a technique to evaluate song preference in zebra finches. Females are placed in a two-chambered cage and song preference is measured by the number of times she triggers the playback of one song by landing on a perch within one chamber, compared with triggering a different song in the second chamber. Perch landings are counted using infrared sensors.
Reading Level:
For undergraduate, graduate, and professional students
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Electronic Access:
https://www.jove.com/t/60590