Dose-dependent fluoxetine effects on boldness in male Siamese fighting fish

Dose-dependent fluoxetine effects on boldness in male Siamese fighting fish.

As the use of pharmaceuticals and personal care products (PPCPs) continues to rise, these compounds enter the environment in increasing frequency. One such PPCP, fluoxetine, has been found in detectable amounts in aquatic ecosystems worldwide, where it may interfere with the behavior of exposed organisms. Fluoxetine exposure has been found to influence boldness and exploration in a range of fis...

Biochemical correlates of aggressive behavior in the Siamese fighting fish

1 Department of Zoology and Biodiversity Research Centre, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada 2 Department of Biomolecular Chemistry, University of Wisconsin, Madison, WI, USA 3 Department of Ocean Sciences, Memorial University of Newfoundland, St. John’s, Newfoundland, Canada 4 Department of Biological Sciences, DePaul University, Chicago, IL, USA 5 Department o...

Verapamil - L type voltage gated calcium channel inhibitor diminishes aggressive behavior in male Siamese fighting fish.

Verapamil is a L-type voltage gated calcium channels inhibitor (VGCCI), which is a highly prescribed drug used in the treatment of hypertension, angina pectoris, cardiac arrhythmia and cluster headaches. Its common use caused its appearance in water environment. VGCC inhibit epinephrine release and cause many neuro-hormonal changes influencing also fish behavior. Siamese fighting fish was chose...

Audience effect is context dependent in Siamese fighting fish, Betta splendens

Investigations of communication networks in animals have focused primarily on determining whether animals extract information from peripheral contests (eavesdropping) or respond to the presence of bystanders (audience effect). The possibility that an animal’s response to being watched might be context dependent, however, has been explored in far less detail. This study investigated the influenc...

The effects of delay in the aggressive display of male Siamese fighting fish: Betta splendens Missoula Montana USA