Releaser-induced recognition learning by amphibians and reptiles

Suboski, Milton D.

doi:10.3758/bf03199947

Cited by 60 publications

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“…This is an other aspect that remains totally unexplored; very little information on learning in crocodilians is available [Burgliardt. 1977: Macphail, 1982Suboski, 1992].…”

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confidence: 99%

Instrumental Learning in Toads (<i>Bufo arenarum</i>):Reinforcer Magnitude and the Medial Pallium

1995

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Two experiments studied the effects of shifts in the amount of water reinforcement on the instrumental performance of toads (Bufo arenarum) using one trial per day. In the first experiment, a shift from a large to a small reward magnitude led to a gradual change in performance without evidence of negative contrast. A shift from large or small reward magnitude to extinction led to similar extinction rates and provided no indication of the magnitude of reinforcement extinction effect. In the second experiment, the gradual change in performance (with no contrast) after a shift from a large to a small reward magnitude was completely eliminated by ablation of the medial pallium. These results provide support for the hypothesis that the medial pallium in amphibians is homologous to the hippocampal formation in mammals and also indicate that species differences in these learning phenomena may be related to the differential development and differentiation of the hippocampal formation.

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“…This is an other aspect that remains totally unexplored; very little information on learning in crocodilians is available [Burgliardt. 1977: Macphail, 1982Suboski, 1992].…”

Section: Discussionmentioning

confidence: 99%

Instrumental Learning in Toads (<i>Bufo arenarum</i>):Reinforcer Magnitude and the Medial Pallium

1995

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“…Therefore, it is generally expected that prey recognition should occur with the first encounter with prey, without the need for previous learning (Suboski, 1992). As a result, research on the ontogeny of predatory behavior in reptiles has mainly focused on innate prey recognition, and few studies have investigated the influence of previous experience or learning.…”

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Stimulus control of predatory behavior by the Iberian wall lizard (Podarcis hispanica, Sauria, Lacertidae): Effects of familiarity with prey.

Desfilis

Font

Guillén-Salazar

2003

Journal of Comparative Psychology

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The authors examine the relative roles of vision and chemoreception and the influence of previous experience with prey on the predatory behavior of Iberian wall lizards (Podarcis hispanica). Experiment 1 compared the responses to visual, chemical, and a combination of visual and chemical cues of a familiar prey by 2 groups of lizards that had been kept in captivity for either 3 months or 21 days. Experiment 2 assessed the responses of lizards kept in the laboratory for more than 3 months to a novel prey species. The results reveal that feeding on a prey species affects the lizards' responses to chemical stimuli from that prey. The response to chemical cues of a novel prey requires a 1st-feeding experience with that prey. Lizards that have been fed the same prey species for several months cease responding to the chemical stimuli of that particular prey.

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“…Only after months of repetition did behavioral consistency become evident and even after prolonged training, behavior was sometimes erratic and unpredictable. Such behavior is often seen in the conditioning of reptiles (Suboski, 1992). For this reason, we designed the modified staircase method for collecting behavioral data, using blocked trials instead of single trials to account for reversals.…”

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Underwater hearing in the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta): a comparison of behavioral and auditory evoked potential audiograms

Martin

Alessi

Gaspard

et al. 2012

Journal of Experimental Biology

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SUMMARYThe purpose of this study was to compare underwater behavioral and auditory evoked potential (AEP) audiograms in a single captive adult loggerhead sea turtle (Caretta caretta). The behavioral audiogram was collected using a go/no-go response procedure and a modified staircase method of threshold determination. AEP thresholds were measured using subdermal electrodes placed beneath the frontoparietal scale, dorsal to the midbrain. Both methods showed the loggerhead sea turtle to have low frequency hearing with best sensitivity between 100 and 400Hz. AEP testing yielded thresholds from 100 to 1131Hz with best sensitivity at 200 and 400Hz (110dBre.1Pa). Behavioral testing using 2s tonal stimuli yielded underwater thresholds from 50 to 800Hz with best sensitivity at 100Hz (98dBre.1Pa). Behavioral thresholds averaged 8dB lower than AEP thresholds from 100 to 400Hz and 5dB higher at 800Hz. The results suggest that AEP testing can be a good alternative to measuring a behavioral audiogram with wild or untrained marine turtles and when time is a crucial factor.

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Releaser-induced recognition learning by amphibians and reptiles

Cited by 60 publications

References 188 publications

Instrumental Learning in Toads (<i>Bufo arenarum</i>):Reinforcer Magnitude and the Medial Pallium

Instrumental Learning in Toads (<i>Bufo arenarum</i>):Reinforcer Magnitude and the Medial Pallium

Stimulus control of predatory behavior by the Iberian wall lizard (Podarcis hispanica, Sauria, Lacertidae): Effects of familiarity with prey.

Underwater hearing in the loggerhead turtle (Caretta caretta): a comparison of behavioral and auditory evoked potential audiograms

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