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An inexpensive bite manipulandum is described for use in operant conditioning studies with predacious fishes such as the largemouth bass. Compression of a rubber nipple by a fish bite is transduced by a mounted phonograph speaker. The use of the fish’s natural foods as rein-forcers in conjunction with this device makes it possible to obtain schedule-of-reinforcement data not previously obtainable with this species. Sample interval and ratio data are provided.
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Strength, V., McCoy, D.F. & Hull, L. A bite manipulandum for the development of operant behavior in predacious fishes. Behavior Research Methods & Instrumentation 13, 43–45 (1981). https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201871
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.3758/BF03201871