Orientation and jumping behavior in the gobiid fish Bathygobius soporator. American Museum novitates ; no. 1486

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dc.contributor.authorAronson, Lester R. (Lester Ralph), 1911-en_US
dc.contributor.authorLerner Marine Laboratory.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2005-10-06T17:22:36Z
dc.date.available2005-10-06T17:22:36Z
dc.date.issued1951en_US
dc.description22 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.en_US
dc.descriptionIncludes bibliographical references (p. 21-22).en_US
dc.description.abstract"A preliminary field study of the jumping behavior of the tide-pool gobiid fish Bathygobius soporator revealed that, except for certain unusual circumstances, these fish are so well oriented before jumping that they always land safely in a neighboring pool or in the open water. The conditions are such that the fish could not possibly see the neighboring pools before leaping. Various factors that might contribute to this orientation were examined and eliminated. These included (1) orientation to the open water, to the original outlet, or to a notch or similar configuration in the rim of the pool; (2) the position of the sun or shadows cast by the sun; (3) trial and error learning of the jumps. As a working hypothesis it is suggested that these gobies swim over the tide pools at high tide and acquire an effective memory of the general features of the topography of a limited area around the home pool which they are able to utilize when locked in their pools at low tide"--P. 20-21.en_US
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dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2246/3993
dc.languageengen_US
dc.language.isoen_US
dc.publisherNew York : American Museum of Natural Historyen_US
dc.relation.ispartofseriesAmerican Museum novitates ; no. 1486en_US
dc.subject.lccQL1 .A436 no.1486, 1951en_US
dc.subject.lcshBathygobius soporator -- Orientation.en_US
dc.subject.lcshBathygobius soporator -- Behavior.en_US
dc.subject.lcshAnimal jumping.en_US
dc.subject.lcshTide pool animals -- Orientation.en_US
dc.subject.lcshTide pool animals -- Behavior.en_US
dc.subject.lcshFishes -- Orientation.en_US
dc.subject.lcshFishes -- Behavior -- Bahamas -- Bimini Islands.en_US
dc.subject.lcshFishes -- Bahamas -- Bimini Islands.en_US
dc.subject.lcshFishes -- Behavior.en_US
dc.titleOrientation and jumping behavior in the gobiid fish Bathygobius soporator. American Museum novitates ; no. 1486en_US
dc.title.alternativeBehavior in Bathygobius soporatoren_US
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