Article,
Neural pathway for aggressive display in Betta splendens: Midbrain and hindbrain control of gill-cover erection behavior
Brain, Behavior and Evolution, 36 (4): 227--236 (October 1990)
Abstract
Used horseradish peroxidase to identify parts of the presumptive neural pathway for gill cover erection, a behavioral display pattern of the Siamese fighting fish during aggressive interactions. Motor, motor integration, and sensory areas were identified in the medulla and mesencephalon. Dilator operculi motor neurons appeared to receive all 3 types of inputs. Connections between motor areas, and between parts of the reticular formation, may coordinate the performance of gill cover erection with other behavioral patterns used during aggressive display.
