Measuring motivation in a cichlid fish: An adaptation of the push-door paradigm

Recent behavioural, cognitive and neurophysiological studies strongly suggest that fish are capable of psychological experiences. Therefore, identifying needs from the animals’ point of view is likely to be one of the best approaches to understand their welfare. Motivational tests, as a measure of w...

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Main Author: Galhardo, Leonor (author)
Other Authors: Almeida, Olinda (author), Oliveira, Rui Filipe (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2012
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1230
Country:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorio.ispa.pt:10400.12/1230