Stimulus-specific behavioral responses of zebrafish to a large range of odors exhibit individual variability.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Odor-driven behaviors such as feeding, mating, and predator avoidance are crucial for animal survival. The neural pathways processing these behaviors have been well characterized in a number of species, and involve the activity of diverse brain regions following stimulation of the olfactory bulb by specific odors. However, while the zebrafish olfactory circuitry is well understood, a comprehensive characterization linking odor-driven behaviors to specific odors is needed to better relate olfactory computations to animal responses.

Results

Here, we used a medium-throughput setup to measure the swimming trajectories of 10 zebrafish in response to 17 ecologically relevant odors. By selecting appropriate locomotor metrics, we constructed ethograms systematically descr

SUBMITTER: Kermen F 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7296676 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature