Substrate-treated water: a method to enhance fish activity in laboratory experiments

Aquatic Biology

关键词: Pelvicachromis taeniatus;    Odour;    Sand;    Cichlid;    Activity patterns;   

DOI  :  10.3354/ab00348

学科分类：生物科学（综合）

来源: Inter-Research

【 摘 要 】

ABSTRACT: Fast acclimatisation of experimental animals to laboratory test conditions is crucial for effective research. During highly standardized experiments, confounding parameters must be minimized, which might lead to animals behaving unnaturally. The objective of the present study was to develop a simple method to enhance activity of fishes under laboratory test conditions. Many fishes intensively interact with substrate in their natural environment; however, providing substrate during experiments might impair observation or may otherwise confound the results. Therefore, the behaviour of the cichlid

【 授权许可】

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