| Title |
Ontogeny of Numerical Abilities in Fish
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|---|---|
| Published in |
PLOS ONE, November 2010
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| DOI | 10.1371/journal.pone.0015516 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Angelo Bisazza, Laura Piffer, Giovanna Serena, Christian Agrillo |
| Abstract |
It has been hypothesised that human adults, infants, and non-human primates share two non-verbal systems for enumerating objects, one for representing precisely small quantities (up to 3-4 items) and one for representing approximately larger quantities. Recent studies exploiting fish's spontaneous tendency to join the larger group showed that their ability in numerical discrimination closely resembles that of primates but little is known as to whether these capacities are innate or acquired. |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 106 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 3 | 3% |
| Hungary | 1 | <1% |
| Netherlands | 1 | <1% |
| France | 1 | <1% |
| India | 1 | <1% |
| Germany | 1 | <1% |
| Canada | 1 | <1% |
| United Kingdom | 1 | <1% |
| Mexico | 1 | <1% |
| Other | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 94 | 89% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 26 | 25% |
| Researcher | 17 | 16% |
| Student > Bachelor | 12 | 11% |
| Student > Master | 10 | 9% |
| Other | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 16 | 15% |
| Unknown | 20 | 19% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 37 | 35% |
| Psychology | 23 | 22% |
| Environmental Science | 6 | 6% |
| Computer Science | 6 | 6% |
| Biochemistry, Genetics and Molecular Biology | 3 | 3% |
| Other | 9 | 8% |
| Unknown | 22 | 21% |