Vision in two cyprinid fish: implications for collective behavior.

ABSTRACT: Many species of fish rely on their visual systems to interact with conspecifics and these interactions can lead to collective behavior. Individual-based models have been used to predict collective interactions; however, these models generally make simplistic assumptions about the sensory systems that are applied without proper empirical testing to different species. This could limit our ability to predict (and test empirically) collective behavior in species with very different sensory requirements. In this study, we characterized components of the visual system in two species of cyprinid fish known to engage in visually dependent collective interactions (zebrafish Danio rerio and golden shiner Notemigonus crysoleucas) and derived quantitative predictions about the positioning of individua

SUBMITTER: Pita D 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC4540049 | biostudies-literature | 2015

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature