Trade-offs between feeding and shock avoidance in goldfish (Carassius auratus) |
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Authors: | Sarah Millsopp Peter Laming |
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Institution: | aSchool of Biological Sciences, Medical Biology Centre, Queens University of Belfast, 97 Lisburn Road, Belfast BT9 7BL, United Kingdom |
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Abstract: | Previous work showed that goldfish learn to avoid a region of an aquarium where they receive a discrete shock to the flank. This avoidance is reduced if another fish is present next to the shock zone, suggesting fish trade-off avoidance against a tendency to associate Dunlop, R., Millsopp, S., Laming, P., 2006. Avoidance learning in goldfish (Carassius auratus) and trout (Oncorhynchus mykiss) and implications for pain perception. App. Anim. Behav. Sci. 97 (2–4), 255–271]. Only shock intensity was adjusted in those experiments, here we report results where a requirement for food was also altered.Fish were trained to feed at a region of the aquarium where subsequently they would receive a discrete shock to the flank. One experimental group had different shock intensities applied, whereas in the other group shock intensity was consistent but food deprivation was varied.We show the number of feeding attempts and time spent in the feeding/shock zone decreased with increased shock intensity and with increased food deprivation the number and the duration of feeding attempts increased as did escape responses as this zone was entered. These data suggest that goldfish balance their need for food against avoidance of an acute noxious stimulus. |
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Keywords: | Pain Fish Avoidance Feeding |
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