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Science 12 April 1974:
Vol. 184. no. 4133, pp. 179 - 180
DOI: 10.1126/science.184.4133.179
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Cleaning Symbiosis Provides a Positive Reinforcer for Fish

George S. Losey Jr. 1 and Lynn Margules 2

1 Department of Zoology, University of Hawaii, Honolulu 96822
2 Department of Medical Nephrology, University of Illinois Medical Center, Chicago 60612

Chaetodon auriga, a conun7won marine fish in Hawaii, can be conditioned by presentation of a moving model of a cleaner fish as a positive reinforcement on an instrumental schedule. Reinforcement is probably through tactile stimulation and might help to shape the response of fish to cleaners. Tactile stimulilation night serve as a valuable reinforcer in studies of fish learning.

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