Visual discrimination of color, pattern, and form in the Japanese quail Coturnix coturnix japonica

Fidura, Frederick G.

doi:10.3758/bf03331031

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“…The importance of color similarity between the CS and US in the present experiment is consistent with previous findings showing that Japanese quail have a sophisticated visual system capable of discriminating a wide variety of colors, and the perception of color in this species is dominant over the perception of either shape or form (Fidura & Gray, 1966). Male quail also exhibit the effects of sexual imprinting, showing robust preferences in adulthood for the same color females as those to which they were exposed as chicks (Gallagher, 1976(Gallagher, , 1977.…”

Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 92%

Naturalistic Conditioned Stimuli Facilitate Sexual Conditioning Because of their Similarity with the Unconditioned Stimulus

Cusato¹,

Domjan²

2012

International Journal of Comparative Psychology

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Previous sexual conditioning studies with male Japanese quail have shown that adding taxidermic female head and neck cues to a conditioned stimulus (CS) facilitates conditioned sexual responding. The present experiment examined CS-US similarity as a possible mechanism for this facilitation. During sexual conditioning trials, artificially colored CSs with or without taxidermic female head cues were paired with copulatory access to artificially colored female quail (the unconditioned stimulus or US) to form similar and dissimilar CS-US combinations. As in previous experiments the presence of taxidermic female cues on the CS enhanced conditioned copulatory responding. Additionally, more conditioned copulatory responding developed when the CS and US colors were similar compared to when they were different. The results indicate that similarity between the CS and US strengthens the sexual conditioning of male quail, and similarity in color is more important than similarity in shape. The results also suggest that CS-US similarity may be one factor responsible for the facilitated conditioned responding that occurs when female cues are added to a CS object. The behavior systems approach is used to interpret the findings.

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confidence: 92%

Naturalistic Conditioned Stimuli Facilitate Sexual Conditioning Because of their Similarity with the Unconditioned Stimulus

Cusato¹,

Domjan²

2012

International Journal of Comparative Psychology

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“…Japanese quail have color vision and high visual acuity (Fidura & Gray, 1966) unlike rodent species. While the current study will not manipulate visual cues, it will serve to inform future studies involving the interaction between hormones, drug effects, and visual cues.…”

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Cocaine-induced sensitization correlates with testosterone in male Japanese quail but not with estradiol in female Japanese quail

Gill¹,

Madison²,

Akins³

2015

Hormones and Behavior

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Research has indicated that gonadal hormones may mediate behavioral and biological responses to cocaine. Estrogen, in particular, has been shown to increase behavioral responding to cocaine in female rats relative to male rats. The current study investigated the effect of cocaine on locomotor activity and hormonal correlates in male and female Japanese quail (Coturnix japonica). In Japanese quail, circulating hormone levels can be manipulated without surgical alterations via modifying the photoperiod. Male and female quail were housed on either an 8L:16D (light:dark) or 16L:8D (light:dark) cycle for 21 days. Blood samples were taken prior to the beginning of the experiment and assays were performed to determine levels of testosterone (T) and estradiol (E2). Quail were given injections of saline or cocaine (10 or 20 mg/kg) once a day for 10 days. Immediately after each injection, birds were placed in open field arenas and distance travelled was measured for 30 min. Results showed that male quail housed under long-light conditions exhibited cocaine-induced sensitization to 10 mg/kg cocaine which was correlated with high levels of plasma T. Female quail housed under short-light conditions demonstrated sensitization to 10 mg/kg cocaine, but this was not correlated with levels of plasma E2. The current findings suggest that cocaine-induced locomotor activity was associated with T in males but not with E2 in females.

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“…Although rodents are the most common species used in drug addiction research, they typically do not have good visual acuity and tend to rely on multimodal cues in their environment. Japanese quail have color vision and high visual acuity [28] that is similar to humans. Therefore, they may be ideal subjects to study drug addiction phenomena that involve visual environmental cues.…”

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Intramuscular Route of Administration Increases Potency in Eliciting Cocaine-Induced Behavioral Sensitization

Rice

Tariq

Akins

2017

CPSP

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Background Cocaine is the number one abused psychostimulant drug that reaches addiction criterion in the US. In animals, repeated administration of cocaine results in behavioral sensitization which is thought to represent adaptations in the mesolimbic dopamine neural circuitry, the reward pathway. Cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization is evident in rodents and quail when cocaine is administered intraperitoneally (IP). Objectives The purpose of the current study was to investigate dose-dependent and temporal effects of acute and chronic intramuscular (IM) administration of cocaine in male quail. Methods After habituation to the test chambers, male quail received an IM injection of saline, 3 or 10 mg/kg cocaine and were immediately placed in the chambers. Distance traveled (in meters) was recorded in 5 min time bins for 30 min. Testing was conducted once per day for ten days with each subject receiving the same treatment throughout the experiment. Other behaviors including pecking, preening, and feather fluffing were measured. Results Cocaine-induced behavioral sensitization and tolerance were evident at relatively low doses of IM cocaine. Dose-dependent effects were evident. IM cocaine also reduced feather fluffing, a behavior that typically occurs during hypothermia. Conclusions The findings replicated and extended previous research with pigeons and suggested that IM administration of cocaine may be a relatively potent route of administration. Potency of drugs of abuse may be related to the bioavailability of a drug and its addictive properties. Thus, studying drugs of abuse using an IM route of administration may be useful in drug addiction research.

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Visual discrimination of color, pattern, and form in the Japanese quail Coturnix coturnix japonica

Cited by 11 publications

References 4 publications

Naturalistic Conditioned Stimuli Facilitate Sexual Conditioning Because of their Similarity with the Unconditioned Stimulus

Naturalistic Conditioned Stimuli Facilitate Sexual Conditioning Because of their Similarity with the Unconditioned Stimulus

Cocaine-induced sensitization correlates with testosterone in male Japanese quail but not with estradiol in female Japanese quail

Intramuscular Route of Administration Increases Potency in Eliciting Cocaine-Induced Behavioral Sensitization

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