Effects of Social Isolation on the Aggression of Male Xiphophorus multilineatus
Abstract
Our project explores the effects of social isolation on male X. multilineatus (a species of swordtail fish). Through mirror image stimulation tests, we measured the aggression levels of males that had been isolated for varying periods of time.
Keywords:
biological sciences, animal behavior, fish, social isolation, aggression
Status
Undergraduate
Department
Biological Sciences
College
College of Arts and Sciences
Campus
Athens
Faculty Mentor
Morris, Molly
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Effects of Social Isolation on the Aggression of Male Xiphophorus multilineatus
Our project explores the effects of social isolation on male X. multilineatus (a species of swordtail fish). Through mirror image stimulation tests, we measured the aggression levels of males that had been isolated for varying periods of time.