2010
DOI: 10.1007/s10071-010-0337-6
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Can angelfish (Pterophyllum scalare) count? Discrimination between different shoal sizes follows Weber’s law

Abstract: The ability to discriminate between larger and smaller quantities has been demonstrated in several mammalian and avian species suggesting the possibility of evolutionary conservation of this characteristic. Preference for the larger of two groups has also been shown in fish species, although this ability has rarely been systematically studied in lower order vertebrates, and thus the mechanisms of such ability are not understood. Here, we exploit the tendency of angelfish to seek protection in an unfamiliar env… Show more

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“…This line obeys for high number of animals that n y ≈ k n x . This is a Weber law (23,24), according to which the justnoticeable difference between two groups is proportional to the total number of individuals. Indeed, if we substitute n y ≈ k n x into ΔN=N ≡ ðn x − n y Þ=ðn x + n y Þ we obtain a constant of value ðk − 1Þ=ðk + 1Þ.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…This line obeys for high number of animals that n y ≈ k n x . This is a Weber law (23,24), according to which the justnoticeable difference between two groups is proportional to the total number of individuals. Indeed, if we substitute n y ≈ k n x into ΔN=N ≡ ðn x − n y Þ=ðn x + n y Þ we obtain a constant of value ðk − 1Þ=ðk + 1Þ.…”
Section: Resultsmentioning
confidence: 99%
“…En ambos tipos de comparaciones los sujetos fallaron en la discriminación. Estos hallazgos son, en cierta medida, sorprendentes puesto que en trabajos anteriores los mismos contrastes fueron siempre discriminados por el pez ángel tanto con plena visión de los estímulos (Gómez-Laplaza & Gerlai, 2011), como con intervalos de retención menores a los del presente estudio (Gómez-Laplaza & Gerlai, 2016) y muestran la complejidad de la tarea propuesta. El fallo en la discriminación entre 1 versus 2 es de particular interés porque representa una razón de 1:2 que sí fue discriminada en el presente estudio cuando los grupos eran más numerosos (4 vs. 8).…”
Section: -Discusión Y Conclusionesunclassified
“…Dado que en el pez ángel la tendencia a asociarse con otros individuos de su misma especie es alta, y puesto que la separación de los compañeros y el ambiente novedoso (el acuario experimental) pone al individuo ante una situación potencialmente amenazante, se espera que el sujeto tienda rápidamente a unirse a los grupos de estímulo y preferencialmente (si es capaz de discriminar) al grupo mayor, ya que ofrece una mayor protección contra eventuales peligros. De hecho, una conducta similar se ha demostrado ya en estudios anteriores con esta especie (e.g., Gómez-Laplaza, 2005;Gómez-Laplaza & Gerlai, 2011) así como en otras especies de peces (Agrillo, Dadda, Serena, & Bisazza, 2008;.…”
Section: -Introducciónunclassified
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“…The capacity to discriminate discrete quantities permits animals to solve a wide range of problems in their natural environment, such as selecting the larger quantity of food items to optimize food intake (Garland et al, 2012) or joining the larger group of social companions to minimize the risk of being captured by predators (Hager and Helfman, 1991). To date, rudimentary numerical abilities have been described in non-human primates Vonk, 2014), other mammals (Baker et al, 2011;Kilian et al, 2003;Vonk and Beran, 2012;Panteleeva et al, 2013), birds (Garland et al, 2012;Hunt et al, 2008;Roberts, 2005), fish (Agrillo et al, 2012b;Buckingham et al, 2007;Gómez-Laplaza and Gerlai, 2011a) and even invertebrates (Pahl et al, 2013).…”
Section: Introductionmentioning
confidence: 99%