Computer animation as a tool to study preferences in the cichlid Pelvicachromis taeniatus.
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.
Baldauf
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Institute for Evolutionary Biology and Ecology, University of Bonn an der Immenburg 1, D-53121 Bonn, Germany. sbaldauf@evolution.uni-bonn.de
Kullmann
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Thünken
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Winter
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Bakker
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D000818:Animals; D023681:Cichlids / Q000502:physiology*; D003116:Color; D003201:Computers; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D052586:Mating Preference, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D011897:Random Allocation; D014741:Video Recording; D015046:Zoology / Q000295:instrumentation / Q000379:methods*