Large Number Discrimination by Mosquitofish

@inproceedings{Agrillo2010LargeND,
  title={Large Number Discrimination by Mosquitofish},
  author={Christian Agrillo and Laura Piffer and Angelo Bisazza},
  booktitle={PloS one},
  year={2010}
}

• Christian Agrillo, Laura Piffer, Angelo Bisazza
• Published 2010 in PloS one
• DOI:10.1371/journal.pone.0015232

BACKGROUND Recent studies have demonstrated that fish display rudimentary numerical abilities similar to those observed in mammals and birds. The mechanisms underlying the discrimination of small quantities (<4) were recently investigated while, to date, no study has examined the discrimination of large numerosities in fish. METHODOLOGY/PRINCIPAL FINDINGS Subjects were trained to discriminate between two sets of small geometric figures using social reinforcement. In the first experiment… CONTINUE READING

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