Discrimination of achromatic colors in a bottlenose dolphin
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- KON-NO ATSUKO
- Nihon University
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- ASAHINA KIYOSHI
- Nihon University
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- YUMIOKA CHIHIRO
- Shinagawa Aquarium
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- KOBAYASHI HIROSHI
- Shinagawa Aquarium
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- ARAHATA TSUNEO
- Shinagawa Aquarium
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- MURAYAMA TSUKASA
- Tokai University
Bibliographic Information
- Other Title
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- バンドウイルカ(Tursiops truncatus)における無彩色の弁別に関する基礎的研究
- バンドウイルカ Tursiops truncatus ニ オケル ムサイショク ノ ベンベツ ニ カンスル キソテキ ケンキュウ
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Abstract
Dolphins live in water and their vision plays an important role in their lives. However, there is only limited information available on the visual ability of dolphins. We examined achromatic color perception in a female bottlenose dolphin (Tursiops truncatus) using a conditional position discrimination procedure. The dolphin was first trained to choose one of the two pouched cardboards placed left or right corresponding to the sample painted either black or white. Then the subject was tested with achromatic color (gray) samples of varying brightness. The proportion of the dolphin's choice of the two locations gradually shifted according to the brightness of the sample, suggesting that the bottlenose dolphin has achromatic color perception similar to that of the human.
Journal
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- Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology
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Japanese Journal of Animal Psychology 55 (2), 59-64, 2005
THE JAPANESE SOCIETY FOR ANIMAL PSYCHOLOGY
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390001205206674944
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- NII Article ID
- 110003495173
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- NII Book ID
- AN10363631
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- ISSN
- 18809022
- 09168419
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- NDL BIB ID
- 7946313
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- Text Lang
- ja
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
- NDL
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- Abstract License Flag
- Disallowed