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Computer animation as a tool to study preferences in the cichlid Pelvicachromis taeniatus
S A Baldauf1, H Kullmann, T Thünken
1Institute for Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, University of Bonn an der Immenburg 1, D-53121 Bonn, Germany. sbaldauf@evolution.uni-bonn.de
Journal of Fish Biology
|August 27, 2010
Abstract:
Four choice experiments were conducted with both sexes of the cichlid Pelvicachromis taeniatus using computer-manipulated stimuli of digital images differing in movement, body shape or colouration. The results show that computer animations can be useful and flexible tools in studying preferences of a cichlid with complex and variable preferences for different visual cues.
