Positive taxis and sustained responsiveness to water motions in larval zebrafish

Autor:	Groneberg, AH, Herget, U, Ryu, S, De Marco, RJ
Jazyk:	angličtina
Rok vydání:	2015
Předmět:	QL larval zebrafish animal structures Behavior Animal behavior fungi BF Water sensory responsiveness Motor Activity Lateral Line System lateral line hydrodynamic sensing Larva Animals Zebrafish Neuroscience Original Research
Zdroj:	Frontiers in Neural Circuits Frontiers in neural circuits
ISSN:	1662-5110
Popis:	Larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) have become favored subjects for studying the neural bases of behavior. Here, we report a highly stereotyped response of zebrafish larvae to hydrodynamic stimuli. It involves positive taxis, motion damping and sustained responsiveness to flows derived from local, non-stressful water motions. The response depends on the lateral line and has a high sensitivity to stimulus frequency and strength, sensory background and rearing conditions--also encompassing increased threshold levels of response to parallel input. The results show that zebrafish larvae can use near-field detection to locate sources of minute water motions, and offer a unique handle for analyses of hydrodynamic sensing, sensory responsiveness and arousal with accurate control of stimulus properties.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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