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Penim J, Beauchaud M, Millot M, Faria AM, Vieira M, Fonseca PJ, Vasconcelos RO, Amorim MCP. Turning up the heat: Effects of temperature on agonistic acoustic communication in the two-spotted goby (Pomatoschistus flavescens). MARINE ENVIRONMENTAL RESEARCH 2024; 202:106714. [PMID: 39243576 DOI: 10.1016/j.marenvres.2024.106714] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/08/2024] [Revised: 08/16/2024] [Accepted: 08/26/2024] [Indexed: 09/09/2024]
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Acoustic communication is linked to fitness traits in many animals, but under the current scenario of global warming, sound signals can be affected by rising temperatures, particularly in ectothermic organisms such as fishes. This study examines the effect of water temperature in acoustic communication in the two-spotted goby, Pomatoschistus flavescens. To address this, we looked at the effect of different temperatures on the acoustic features of drums produced by males during territorial defence and related it with their auditory sensitivity. We also analysed the differences in acoustic features between male agonistic drums and previously reported male courtship sounds, to better understand how acoustic communication may be affected by different temperature conditions. We recorded two-spotted goby males during territorial intrusions for 10 min at 16 °C, 19 °C, and 21 °C in the laboratory. We found that agonistic drums were shorter, had fewer pulses and shorter pulse periods at higher temperature, in contrast with the peak frequency that remained unaffected. Male agonistic and mating drums (recorded in a previous study) at 16 °C only differed in pulse period, which was higher in mating drums. Hearing thresholds obtained with Auditory Evoked Potentials at 16 °C, revealed higher sensitivity below 400 Hz, matching the main energy of agonistic and mating sounds. Our findings suggest that increasing temperature could potentially affect acoustic communication in this species by reducing the duration of agonistic drums, which might hinder effective communication. Nevertheless, the impact may not be significant as there was a good match between the best hearing sensitivity and the peak frequency range of their calls, which was not influenced by temperature. As fish and other organisms are increasingly threatened by multiple anthropogenic stressors, including warming, future research should address how changes in water temperature impact acoustic communication within a more realistic multi-stressor scenario.
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- Jorge Penim
- EPCV - Department of Life Sciences, Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal; Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Equipe de Neuro-Ethologie Sensorielle, ENES/CRNL, CNRS UMR 5292, INSERM UMR-S 1028, UCBL1, Faculté des Sciences et Techniques, Université Jean-Monnet (UJM), Saint-Étienne, France
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- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- CIIMAR - Interdisciplinary Centre of Marine and Environmental Research, Terminal de Cruzeiros Do Porto de Leixões, 4450-208, Matosinhos, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; cE3c - Center for Ecology, Evolution and Environmental Changes & CHANGE - Global Change and Sustainability Institute, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal
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- EPCV - Department of Life Sciences, Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; Institute of Science and Environment, University of Saint Joseph, Macao S.A.R., China
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- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal; MARE - Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre / ARNET - Aquatic Research Network, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Portugal.
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Kasihmuddin SM, Cob ZC, Noor NM, Das SK. Effect of different temperature variations on the physiological state of catfish species: a systematic review. FISH PHYSIOLOGY AND BIOCHEMISTRY 2024; 50:413-434. [PMID: 38367084 DOI: 10.1007/s10695-024-01323-8] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/08/2023] [Accepted: 02/10/2024] [Indexed: 02/19/2024]
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Catfish are a highly diverse group of fish that are found in various regions across the globe. The significance of catfish culture extends to various aspects, including food security, economic advancement, preservation of cultural legacy, and ecological stewardship. The catfish industry is presently encountering unprecedented challenges as a consequence of the variability in water temperature caused by climate change. Temperature is a significant abiotic component that regulates and restricts fish physiology throughout their life cycle. The impact of severe temperatures on various species of catfish is dependent upon the magnitude of the stressor and additional influencing factors. This paper presents an analysis of the effects of temperature fluctuations on various aspects of catfish species, including growth and survival, blood parameters, enzymatic and hormone response, oxygen consumption rates, sound generation and hearing skills, nutritional requirements, and other phenotypic attributes. While this review is certainly not exhaustive, it offers a broad synopsis of the ideal temperature ranges that are most favorable for several catfish species. In-depth research to investigate the interacting impacts of severe temperature occurrences in conjunction with other associated environmental stresses on a wider variety of catfish species is crucial in order to further our understanding of how catfish species will respond to the anticipated climate change in the future.
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- Sonia Mohd Kasihmuddin
- Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, 43600, Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, 43600, Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
- Marine Ecosystem Research Centre (EKOMAR), Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, 43600, Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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- Earth Observation Centre, Institute of Climate Change, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, 43600, Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia.
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- Department of Earth Sciences and Environment, Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, 43600, Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
- Marine Ecosystem Research Centre (EKOMAR), Faculty of Science and Technology, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, UKM, 43600, Bangi, Selangor Darul Ehsan, Malaysia
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Vasconcelos RO, Bolgan M, Matos AB, Van-Dunem SP, Penim J, Amorim MCP. Characterization of the vocal behavior of the miniature and transparent fish model, Danionella cerebruma). THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2024; 155:781-789. [PMID: 38289152 DOI: 10.1121/10.0024346] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 12/21/2023] [Indexed: 02/01/2024]
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Danionella cerebrum has recently been proposed as a promising model to investigate the structure and function of the adult vertebrate brain, including the development of vocal-auditory neural pathways. This genetically tractable and transparent cypriniform is highly vocal, but limited information is available on its acoustic behavior and underlying biological function. Our main goal was to characterize the acoustic repertoire and diel variation in sound production of D. cerebrum, as well as to investigate the relationship between vocal behavior and reproduction. Sound recordings demonstrated high vocal activity, with sounds varying from short sequences of pulses known as "bursts" (comprising up to 15 pulses) to notably longer sounds, termed "long bursts", which extended up to 349 pulses with over 2.7 s. Vocal activity peaked at midday and it was very low at night with only a few bursts. While the number of pulses was higher during the daytime, the interpulse interval was longer at night. In addition, calling time was positively associated with the number of viable eggs, suggesting that acoustic communication is important for reproduction. These preliminary findings reveal the potential of using D. cerebrum to investigate vocal plasticity and the implications for sexual selection and reproduction in a novel vertebrate model for neuroscience.
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- Raquel O Vasconcelos
- Institute of Science and Environment, University of Saint Joseph, Macao, Special Administrative Region, China
- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET Aquatic Research Network, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- EPCV - Department of Life Sciences, Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Ocean Science Consulting Limited, Dunbar, United Kingdom
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- Institute of Science and Environment, University of Saint Joseph, Macao, Special Administrative Region, China
- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- EPCV - Department of Life Sciences, Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal
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- EPCV - Department of Life Sciences, Lusófona University, Lisbon, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET Aquatic Research Network, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Millot M, Faria AM, Amorim MCP. Mating sounds in the two-spotted goby, Pomatoschistus flavescens: Effects of water temperature on acoustic featuresa). THE JOURNAL OF THE ACOUSTICAL SOCIETY OF AMERICA 2023; 154:2642-2652. [PMID: 37877775 DOI: 10.1121/10.0021888] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/30/2023] [Accepted: 10/04/2023] [Indexed: 10/26/2023]
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Acoustic signals in teleost fishes play a fundamental role in reproduction. As fish are ectothermic animals, temperature has the potential to change their signal production and detection, with further implications for mating interactions. In this study, we describe the mating sounds made by the two-spotted goby, Pomatoschistus flavescens, for the first time and further investigate the effect of temperature on the acoustic features. Courtship sounds of 15 two-spotted goby males were recorded at three different temperatures: 16 °C, 19 °C, and 21 °C. As seen for other marine gobies, two-spotted goby produced two courtship sounds: drums and thumps. Drums showed similar acoustic features to other Pomatoschistus species already studied. Calling rates for both kinds of sound were not affected by the increases in temperature. However, pulse rate increased from 16 °C to 19 °C and stabilised between 19 °C and 21 °C, suggesting that two-spotted gobies reached their physiological limits at 19 °C. Spectral features were also affected by temperature, presenting higher values at 19 °C. Whether or not the observed changes in acoustic features with temperature lead to changes in mating remains to be addressed. Studies like the present one are fundamental to better comprehend how reproduction will be affected by global warming in soniferous fishes.
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- Morgane Millot
- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET, Aquatic Research Network, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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- MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET-Aquatic Research Network, ISPA-Instituto Universitário, Lisbon, Portugal
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- Departamento de Biologia Animal, Faculdade de Ciências, MARE-Marine and Environmental Sciences Centre/ARNET, Aquatic Research Network, Universidade de Lisboa, Lisbon, Portugal
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Ladich F. Hearing in catfishes: 200 years of research. FISH AND FISHERIES (OXFORD, ENGLAND) 2023; 24:618-634. [PMID: 38505404 PMCID: PMC10946729 DOI: 10.1111/faf.12751] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Figures] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2022] [Revised: 03/27/2023] [Accepted: 04/07/2023] [Indexed: 03/21/2024]
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Ernst Weber stated in 1819, based on dissections, that the swimbladder in the European wels (Silurus glanis, Siluridae) and related cyprinids serves as an eardrum and that the ossicles connecting it to the inner ear function as hearing ossicles similar to mammals. In the early 20th century, K. von Frisch showed experimentally that catfishes and cyprinids (otophysines) indeed hear excellently compared to fish taxa lacking auxiliary hearing structures (ossicles, eardrums). Knowledge on hearing in catfishes progressed in particular in the 21st century. Currently, hearing abilities (audiograms) are known in 28 species out of 13 families. Recent ontogenetic and comparative studies revealed that the ability to detect sounds of low-level and high frequencies (4-6 kHz) depends on the development of Weberian ossicles. Species with a higher number of ossicles and larger bladders hear better at higher frequencies (>1 kHz). Hearing sensitivities are furthermore affected by ecological factors. Rising temperatures increase, whereas various noise regimes decrease hearing. Exposure to high-noise levels (>150 dB) for hours result in temporary thresholds shifts (TTS) and recovery of hearing after several days. Low-noise levels reduce hearing abilities due to masking without a TTS. Furthermore, auditory evoked potential (AEP) experiments reveal that the temporal patterns of fish-produced pulsed stridulation and drumming sounds are represented in their auditory pathways, indicating that catfishes are able to extract important information for acoustic communication. Further research should concentrate on inner ears to determine whether the diversity in swimbladders and ossicles is paralleled in the inner ear fine structure.
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- Friedrich Ladich
- Department of Behavioral and Cognitive BiologyUniversity of ViennaViennaAustria
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Schliwa M, Ladich F. Temperature (but not acclimation) affects hearing in fishes adapted to different temperature regimes. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2021; 261:111053. [PMID: 34375742 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2021.111053] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 06/02/2021] [Revised: 08/02/2021] [Accepted: 08/02/2021] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Temperature affects various metabolic and physiological processes in ectothermic animals, including auditory systems. The current study investigates the effect of temperature and thermal acclimation time on hearing sensitivities in a eurythermal and a stenothermal fish possessing accessory hearing structures. Using the auditory evoked potential (AEP) recording technique, we determined thresholds from 0.1 to 4 kHz and peak latencies of AEP-waveforms in response to a click stimulus. The goldfish Carassius auratus was chosen as a model for eurythermal and the Amazonian catfish Megalodoras uranoscopus as a model for stenothermal species. Both species were tested at two different temperatures (C. auratus: 15 °C and 25 °C, M. uranoscopus: 22 °C and 30 °C) and acclimation periods, within 22 h (unacclimated) or three to four weeks (acclimated) after reaching the target temperature. A frequency-dependent increase in auditory sensitivity and a decrease of peak latencies was recorded in both species at higher temperatures, independent of acclimation time. The change in hearing thresholds per degree Celsius was more pronounced in the stenothermal catfish. The data indicate that higher temperatures improved hearing (lower thresholds, shorter latencies), whereas acclimation had no effect on hearing in either species. The latter data contradict previous findings in the eurythermal channel catfish Ictalurus punctatus in which acclimation slightly improved hearing when raising the temperatures. A comparison of changes in hearing sensitivity per degree Celsius of all seven species tested so far revealed no differences between eurythermal and stenothermal species.
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- Markus Schliwa
- Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien, Austria
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- Department of Behavioral and Cognitive Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien, Austria.
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Spatio-temporal distribution and acoustic characterization of haddock (Melanogrammus aeglefinus, Gadidae) calls in the Arctic fjord Kongsfjorden (Svalbard Islands). Sci Rep 2020; 10:18297. [PMID: 33106530 PMCID: PMC7588448 DOI: 10.1038/s41598-020-75415-9] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/07/2019] [Accepted: 10/12/2020] [Indexed: 11/14/2022] Open
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In this study we analysed the acoustic properties and presence of haddock calls in the Arctic fjord Kongsfjorden (79° N–12° E, Svalbard Islands, Norway) in one year. Data were collected with three autonomous acoustic recorders located in the inner, middle, and outer parts of the fjord. The fjord is characterized by a gradient of oceanographic conditions from the inner to the outer part, reflecting changes from Arctic to Atlantic waters. Haddock sounds were more abundant in the outer fjord than in the middle fjord, whereas they were absent at the inner site. Mainly at the open-water site, the call abundance exhibited strong periodicity and a correlation with the cycles of neap tide (15 days) in August, with a clear diel cycle (24 h) in September and October. This result suggests that in this extreme environment with 24 h of light during summer, haddock regulate their acoustic activity according to the main available oscillating external physical driver, such as tide during the polar summer, while when the alternation of light/dark starts, they shift the periodicity of their calls to a diel cycle. Calls were recorded outside the spawning period (from July to October), and their characteristics indicated non-reproductive communicative contests. By using a detailed sound analysis based on previous laboratory studies for the first time, we suggest that the monitored population contains mainly juveniles (44% compared to 41% females and only approximately 15% mature males), showing the predominance of females in the middle fjord and juveniles at the open-water site.
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Ladich F, Maiditsch IP. Temperature affects sound production in fish with two sets of sonic organs: The Pictus cat. Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2019; 240:110589. [PMID: 31648065 DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.110589] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 08/29/2019] [Revised: 10/09/2019] [Accepted: 10/10/2019] [Indexed: 11/18/2022]
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Sound communication is affected by ambient temperature in ectothermic animals including fishes. The present study examines the effects of temperature on acoustic signaling in a fish species possessing two different sound-generating mechanisms. The Amazonian Pictus catfish Pimelodus pictus produces low-frequency harmonic sounds (swimbladder drumming muscles) and high-frequency stridulation sounds (rubbing pectoral fin spines in the pectoral girdle). Sounds of 15 juveniles were recorded when hand-held after three weeks of acclimation at 30 °C, 22 °C and again 30 °C. The following sound characteristics were investigated: calling activity, sound duration, fundamental frequency of drumming sounds and dominant frequency of stridulation sounds. The number of both sound types produced within the first minute of experiments did not change with temperature. In contrast, sound duration was significantly shorter at 30 °C than at 22 °C (drumming: 78-560 ms; stridulation: 23-96 ms). The fundamental frequency of drumming sounds and thus the drumming muscle contraction rate varied from 127 Hz to 242 Hz and increased with temperature. The dominant frequency of broadband stridulation sounds ranged from 1.67 kHz to 3.39 kHz and was unaffected by temperature changes. Our data demonstrate that temperature affects acoustic signaling in P. pictus, although the changes differed between sound characteristics and sound type. The effects vary from no change in calling activity and dominant frequency, to an increase in fundamental frequency and shortened duration of both sound types. Together with the known effects of temperature on hearing in the Pictus cat, the present results indicate that global warming may affect acoustic communication in fishes.
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- Friedrich Ladich
- Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien, Austria.
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- Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstraße 14, 1090 Wien, Austria.
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Yang Y, Wang X, Liu Y, Fu Q, Tian C, Wu C, Shi H, Yuan Z, Tan S, Liu S, Gao D, Dunham R, Liu Z. Transcriptome analysis reveals enrichment of genes associated with auditory system in swimbladder of channel catfish. COMPARATIVE BIOCHEMISTRY AND PHYSIOLOGY D-GENOMICS & PROTEOMICS 2018; 27:30-39. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbd.2018.04.004] [Citation(s) in RCA: 7] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.2] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/20/2017] [Revised: 04/12/2018] [Accepted: 04/13/2018] [Indexed: 12/20/2022]
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Symes LB, Rodríguez RL, Höbel G. Beyond temperature coupling: Effects of temperature on ectotherm signaling and mate choice and the implications for communication in multispecies assemblages. Ecol Evol 2017; 7:5992-6002. [PMID: 28811890 PMCID: PMC5552914 DOI: 10.1002/ece3.3059] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/08/2016] [Revised: 01/15/2017] [Accepted: 01/28/2017] [Indexed: 11/30/2022] Open
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Many organisms share communication channels, generating complex signaling environments that increase the risk of signal interference. Variation in abiotic conditions, such as temperature, may further exacerbate signal interference, particularly in ectotherms. We tested the effects of temperature on the pulse rate of male signals in a community of Oecanthus tree crickets, and for one focal species we also assessed its effect on female pulse rate preferences and motivation to seek mates. We confirm prior findings of temperature-dependent signals that result in increasing signal similarity at lower temperatures. Temperature also affected several aspects of female preferences: The preferred pulse rate value was temperature dependent, and nearly perfectly coupled with signal pulse rate; the range of pulse rate values that females found attractive also increased with temperature. By contrast, the motivation of females to perform phonotaxis was unaffected by temperature. Thus, at lower temperatures the signals of closely related species were more similar and females more discriminating. However, because signal similarity increased more strongly than female discrimination, signal interference and the likelihood of mismating may increase as temperatures drop. We suggest that a community approach will be useful for understanding the role of environmental variability in the evolution of communication systems.
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- Laurel B. Symes
- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of WisconsinMilwaukeeWIUSA
- Department of Biological SciencesDartmouth CollegeHanoverNHUSA
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- Department of Biological SciencesUniversity of WisconsinMilwaukeeWIUSA
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Ord TJ, Stamps JA. Why does the rate of signal production in ectotherms vary with temperature? Behav Ecol 2017. [DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arx089] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 12/28/2022] Open
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Does Masking Matter? Shipping Noise and Fish Vocalizations. ADVANCES IN EXPERIMENTAL MEDICINE AND BIOLOGY 2016; 875:747-53. [DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_91] [Citation(s) in RCA: 2] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 02/23/2023]
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Kéver L, Boyle KS, Parmentier E. Effects of seawater temperature on sound characteristics in Ophidion rochei (Ophidiidae). JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2015; 87:502-509. [PMID: 26177590 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12730] [Citation(s) in RCA: 5] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/19/2014] [Accepted: 05/19/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Although the sound production mechanisms of male and female Ophidion rochei (Ophidiidae) differ significantly, temperature affects them in the same manner. In both sexes, temperature correlated negatively with pulse period and positively with sound frequencies but had no, or weak effects on other sound characteristics.
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- L Kéver
- Laboratoire de Morphologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, AFFISH-RC, Institut de Chimie, Bât. B6c, Université de Liège, B-4000, Liège, Belgium
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- Département d'Ecologie et de Gestion de la Biodiversité, Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, 57 rue Cuvier, Case postale 55, 75231, Paris Cedex 5, France
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- Laboratoire de Morphologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, AFFISH-RC, Institut de Chimie, Bât. B6c, Université de Liège, B-4000, Liège, Belgium
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Bertucci F, Lejeune P, Payrot J, Parmentier E. Sound production by dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus at spawning aggregation sites. JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY 2015; 87:400-421. [PMID: 26177857 DOI: 10.1111/jfb.12733] [Citation(s) in RCA: 10] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.1] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/12/2015] [Accepted: 05/21/2015] [Indexed: 06/04/2023]
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Sound production by the dusky grouper Epinephelus marginatus was monitored both in captivity and at two Mediterranean spawning sites during the summers of 2012 and 2013. The results of long-term passive acoustic recordings provide for the first time a description of the sounds produced by E. marginatus. Two types of sounds were mainly recorded and consisted of low-frequency booms that can be produced singly or in series with dominant frequencies below 100 Hz. Recordings in captivity validated these sounds as belonging to E. marginatus and suggested that they may be associated with reproductive displays usually performed during early stages of courtship behaviour. This study also allowed the identification of a third, low-frequency growl-like type of sound typically found in other grouper species. These growls were, however, not recorded in tanks and it is cautiously proposed that they are produced by E. marginatus. Acoustic signals attributed to E. marginatus were produced throughout the spawning season, with a diel pattern showing an increase before dusk, i.e., from 1900 to 2200 hours, before decreasing until the morning. The occurrence of sounds during the spawning season of this species suggests that they are probably involved in social activity occurring close to aggregation sites. Passive acoustics offer a helpful tool to monitor aggregation sites of this emblematic species in order to improve conservation efforts.
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- F Bertucci
- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, AFFISH-RC, University of Liège, Campus du Sart Tilman, Institut de Chimie Bat.B6c, 4000, Liège 1, Belgium
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- STARESO research station, Pointe de la Revellata, BP33, 20260, Calvi, France
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- Natural Marine Reserve of Cerbère-Banyuls, 5 rue Roger David, 66650, Banyuls sur Mer, France
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- Laboratory of Functional and Evolutionary Morphology, AFFISH-RC, University of Liège, Campus du Sart Tilman, Institut de Chimie Bat.B6c, 4000, Liège 1, Belgium
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Ladich F, Schleinzer G. Effect of temperature on acoustic communication: Sound production in the croaking gourami (labyrinth fishes). Comp Biochem Physiol A Mol Integr Physiol 2015; 182:8-13. [DOI: 10.1016/j.cbpa.2014.11.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/19/2014] [Revised: 11/18/2014] [Accepted: 11/18/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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Boyle KS, Bolen G, Parmentier E. Agonistic sounds and swim bladder morphology in a malapterurid electric catfish. J Zool (1987) 2015. [DOI: 10.1111/jzo.12240] [Citation(s) in RCA: 4] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.4] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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- K. S. Boyle
- Laboratoire de Morphologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive; AFFISH-RC; Institut de Chimie; Université de Liège; Liège Belgium
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- Département Clinique des Animaux de Compagnie et des Équidés; Imagerie Médicale; Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire; Université de Liège; Liège Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Morphologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive; AFFISH-RC; Institut de Chimie; Université de Liège; Liège Belgium
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Dale JJ, Gray MD, Popper AN, Rogers PH, Block BA. Hearing thresholds of swimming Pacific bluefin tuna Thunnus orientalis. J Comp Physiol A Neuroethol Sens Neural Behav Physiol 2015; 201:441-54. [DOI: 10.1007/s00359-015-0991-x] [Citation(s) in RCA: 6] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/26/2014] [Revised: 02/17/2015] [Accepted: 02/18/2015] [Indexed: 10/23/2022]
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Boyle KS, Riepe S, Bolen G, Parmentier E. Variation in swim bladder drumming sounds from three doradid catfish species with similar sonic morphologies. J Exp Biol 2015. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.123414] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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A variety of teleost fishes produce sounds for communication by vibrating the swim bladder with fast contracting muscles. Doradid catfishes have an elastic spring apparatus (ESA) for sound production. Contractions of the ESA protractor muscle pull the anterior transverse process of the 4th vertebra or Müllerian ramus (MR) to expand the swim bladder and elasticity of the MR returns the swim bladder to the resting state. In this study, we examined the sound characteristics and associated fine structure of the protractor drumming muscles of three doradid species: Acanthodoras cataphractus, Platydoras hancockii, and Agamyxis pectinifrons. Despite important variations in sizes, sounds from all three species had similar mean dominant rates ranging from 91-131 Hz and showed frequencies related to muscle contraction speed rather than fish size. Sounds differed among species in terms of waveform shape and their rate of amplitude modulation. In addition, multiple distinguishable sound types were observed from each species: three sound types from A. cataphractus and P. hancockii, and two sound types from A. pectinifrons. Though sounds differed among species, no differences in muscle fiber fine structure were observed at the species level. Drumming muscles from each species bear features associated with fast contractions, including sarcoplasmic cores, thin radial myofibrils, abundant mitochondria, and an elaborated sarcoplasmic reticulum. These results indicate that sound differences between doradids are not due to swimbladder size, muscle anatomy, muscle length, or Müllerian ramus shape, but instead result from differences in neural activation of sonic muscles.
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- Kelly S. Boyle
- Laboratoire de Morphologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, AFFISH-RC, Institut de chimie, Bât. B6c, Université de Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Morphologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, AFFISH-RC, Institut de chimie, Bât. B6c, Université de Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés, Imagerie médicale, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire, Bât. B41, Université de Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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- Laboratoire de Morphologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, AFFISH-RC, Institut de chimie, Bât. B6c, Université de Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgium
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Effects of temperature on auditory sensitivity in eurythermal fishes: common carp Cyprinus carpio (Family Cyprinidae) versus Wels catfish Silurus glanis (family Siluridae). PLoS One 2014; 9:e108583. [PMID: 25255456 PMCID: PMC4177911 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0108583] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/02/2014] [Accepted: 08/06/2014] [Indexed: 11/28/2022] Open
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Background In ectothermal animals such as fish, -temperature affects physiological and metabolic processes. This includes sensory organs such as the auditory system. The reported effects of temperature on hearing in eurythermal otophysines are contradictory. We therefore investigated the effect on the auditory system in species representing two different orders. Methodology/Principal Findings Hearing sensitivity was determined using the auditory evoked potentials (AEP) recording technique. Auditory sensitivity and latency in response to clicks were measured in the common carp Cyprinus carpio (order Cypriniformes) and the Wels catfish Silurus glanis (order Siluriformes) after acclimating fish for at least three weeks to two different water temperatures (15°C, 25°C and again 15°C). Hearing sensitivity increased with temperature in both species. Best hearing was detected between 0.3 and 1 kHz at both temperatures. The maximum increase occurred at 0.8 kHz (7.8 dB) in C. carpio and at 0.5 kHz (10.3 dB) in S. glanis. The improvement differed between species and was in particular more pronounced in the catfish at 4 kHz. The latency in response to single clicks was measured from the onset of the sound stimulus to the most constant positive peak of the AEP. The latency decreased at the higher temperature in both species by 0.37 ms on average. Conclusions/Significance The current study shows that higher temperature improves hearing (lower thresholds, shorter latencies) in eurythermal species from different orders of otophysines. Differences in threshold shifts between eurythermal species seem to reflect differences in absolute sensitivity at higher frequencies and they furthermore indicate differences to stenothermal (tropical) species.
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McIver EL, Marchaterre MA, Rice AN, Bass AH. Novel underwater soundscape: acoustic repertoire of plainfin midshipman fish. J Exp Biol 2014; 217:2377-89. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.102772] [Citation(s) in RCA: 43] [Impact Index Per Article: 4.3] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 01/17/2023]
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Toadfishes are among the best-known groups of sound producing (vocal) fishes and include species commonly known as toadfish and midshipman. Although midshipman have been the subject of extensive investigation of the neural mechanisms of vocalization, this is the first comprehensive, quantitative analysis of the spectro-temporal characters of their acoustic signals and one of the few for fishes in general. Field recordings of territorial, nest-guarding male midshipman during the breeding season identified a diverse vocal repertoire comprised of three basic sound types that varied widely in duration, harmonic structure, and degree of amplitude modulation (AM) - "hum", "grunt", and "growl". Hum duration varied nearly 1000 fold, lasting for minutes at a time, with stable harmonic stacks and little envelope modulation throughout the sound. By contrast, grunts were brief, ~30-140 ms, broadband signals produced both in isolation and repetitively as a train of up to 200 at intervals of ~0.5-1.0 s. Growls were also produced alone or repetitively, but at variable intervals on the order of seconds with durations between that of grunts and hums, ranging 60 fold from ~200 ms - 12 s. Growls exhibited prominent harmonics with sudden shifts in pulse repetition rate and highly variable AM patterns, unlike the nearly constant AM of grunt trains and flat envelope of hums. Behavioral and neurophysiological studies support the hypothesis that each sound type's unique acoustic signature contributes to signal recognition mechanisms. Nocturnal production of these sounds against a background chorus dominated constantly for hours by a single sound type, the multi-harmonic hum, reveals a novel underwater soundscape for fish.
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Knight L, Ladich F. Distress sounds of thorny catfishes emitted underwater and in air:characteristics and potential significance. J Exp Biol 2014; 217:4068-78. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.110957] [Citation(s) in RCA: 15] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.5] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Thorny catfishes produce stridulation sounds (SR) using their pectoral fins and drumming sounds (DR) via swimbladder mechanism in distress situations when hand-held in water and in air. Ladich (1997) argued that SR and DR are aimed at different receivers (predators) in different media. The aim of this study was to analyse sounds, compare characteristics of sounds emitted in both media in order to test different hypotheses on the functional significance of distress sounds. Five representatives of the family Doradidae were investigated. Fish were hand-held and sounds emitted in air and underwater were recorded. The following sound characteristics were analyzed - number of sounds, sound duration, dominant and fundamental frequency, sound pressure level and peak-to-peak amplitudes - and compared between media. All species produced SR and DR in both media except for two species in which DR could not be recorded in air. Differences in sound characteristics between media were small and mainly limited to spectral differences in SR. Number of sounds emitted decreased over time while SR sound duration increased. Dominant frequency of SR and fundamental frequency of DR decreased and sound pressure level of SR increased with body size across species. The hypothesis that catfish produce more SR in air and more DR in water due to different predation pressure (birds versus fish) could not be confirmed. It is assumed that SR serve as distress sounds in both media, whereas DR might primarily be used as intraspecific communication signals in water in species possessing both mechanisms.
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Ghahramani ZN, Mohajer Y, Fine ML. Developmental variation in sound production in water and air in the blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus. J Exp Biol 2014; 217:4244-51. [DOI: 10.1242/jeb.112946] [Citation(s) in RCA: 16] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 11/20/2022]
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Blue catfish Ictalurus furcatus Lesueur, the largest catfish in North America, produces pectoral stridulation sounds (distress calls) when attacked and held. They have both fish and bird predators, and the frequency spectrum of their sounds is better matched to hearing of birds than to that of unspecialized fish predators with low frequency hearing. It is unclear whether their sounds evolved to function in air or water. We categorized the calls and how they change with fish size in air and water and compared developmental changes in call parameters with stridulation motions captured with a high-speed camera. Stridulation sounds consist of a variable series of pulses produced during abduction of the pectoral spine. Pulses are caused by quick rapid spine rotations (jerks) of the pectoral spine that do not change with fish size although larger individuals generate longer, higher amplitude pulses with lower peak frequencies. There are longer pauses between jerks, and therefore fewer jerks and fewer pulses in larger fish that take longer to abduct their spines and therefore produce a longer series of pulses per abduction sweep. Sounds couple more effectively to water (1400 times greater pressure in Pascals at 1m), are more sharply tuned and have lower peak frequencies than in air. Blue catfish stridulation sounds appear to be specialized to produce under-water signals although most of the sound spectrum includes frequencies matched to catfish hearing but largely above the hearing range of unspecialized fishes.
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Zebedin A, Ladich F. Does the hearing sensitivity in thorny catfishes depend on swim bladder morphology? PLoS One 2013; 8:e67049. [PMID: 23825615 PMCID: PMC3692464 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0067049] [Citation(s) in RCA: 11] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/18/2013] [Accepted: 05/14/2013] [Indexed: 11/24/2022] Open
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Background Thorny catfishes exhibit large variations in swim bladder morphology. These organs are of different sizes, forms and may have simple or branched diverticula. The swim bladder plays an important role in otophysans because it enhances their hearing sensitivity by transmitting sound pressure fluctuations via ossicles to the inner ear. Methodology/Principal Findings To investigate if a form-function relationship exists, the swim bladder morphology and hearing ability were analyzed in six species. The morphology was quantified by measuring the length, width and height and calculating a standardized swim bladder length (sSBL), which was then used to calculate the relative swim bladder length (rSBL). Hearing was measured using the auditory evoked potential (AEP) recording technique. Two species had simple apple-shaped and four species heart-shaped (cordiform) bladders. One of the latter species had short unbranched diverticula on the terminal margin, two had a secondary bladder and two had many long, branched diverticula. The rSBL differed significantly between most of the species. All species were able to detect frequencies between 70 Hz and 6 kHz, with lowest thresholds found between 0.5 and 1 kHz (60 dB re 1 µPa). Hearing curves were U-shaped except in Hemidoras morrisi in which it was ramp-like. Mean hearing thresholds of species possessing smaller rSBLs were slightly lower (maximum 8.5 dB) than those of species having larger rSBLs. Conclusions/Significance The current findings reveal a relationship between swim bladder form and its function among thorny catfishes. Relatively smaller swim bladders resulted in relatively better hearing. This is in contrast to a prior inter-familial study on catfishes in which species with large unpaired bladders possessed higher sensitivity at higher frequencies than species having tiny paired and encapsulated bladders.
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- Angelika Zebedin
- Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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- Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Vienna, Vienna, Austria
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Ladich F, Fay RR. Auditory evoked potential audiometry in fish. REVIEWS IN FISH BIOLOGY AND FISHERIES 2013; 23:317-364. [PMID: 26366046 PMCID: PMC4560088 DOI: 10.1007/s11160-012-9297-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 129] [Impact Index Per Article: 11.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 09/08/2012] [Accepted: 12/08/2012] [Indexed: 05/20/2023]
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A recent survey lists more than 100 papers utilizing the auditory evoked potential (AEP) recording technique for studying hearing in fishes. More than 95 % of these AEP-studies were published after Kenyon et al. introduced a non-invasive electrophysiological approach in 1998 allowing rapid evaluation of hearing and repeated testing of animals. First, our review compares AEP hearing thresholds to behaviorally gained thresholds. Second, baseline hearing abilities are described and compared in 111 fish species out of 51 families. Following this, studies investigating the functional significance of various accessory hearing structures (Weberian ossicles, swim bladder, otic bladders) by eliminating these morphological structures in various ways are dealt with. Furthermore, studies on the ontogenetic development of hearing are summarized. The AEP-technique was frequently used to study the effects of high sound/noise levels on hearing in particular by measuring the temporary threshold shifts after exposure to various noise types (white noise, pure tones and anthropogenic noises). In addition, the hearing thresholds were determined in the presence of noise (white, ambient, ship noise) in several studies, a phenomenon termed masking. Various ecological (e.g., temperature, cave dwelling), genetic (e.g., albinism), methodical (e.g., ototoxic drugs, threshold criteria, speaker choice) and behavioral (e.g., dominance, reproductive status) factors potentially influencing hearing were investigated. Finally, the technique was successfully utilized to study acoustic communication by comparing hearing curves with sound spectra either under quiet conditions or in the presence of noise, by analyzing the temporal resolution ability of the auditory system and the detection of temporal, spectral and amplitude characteristics of conspecific vocalizations.
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- Friedrich Ladich
- Department of Behavioural Biology, University of Vienna, Althanstrasse 14, 1090 Vienna, Austria
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- Marine Laboratory, Woods Hole, MA 02543 USA
- 179 Woods Hole Rd., Falmouth, MA 02540 USA
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Schulz-Mirbach T, Metscher B, Ladich F. Relationship between swim bladder morphology and hearing abilities--a case study on Asian and African cichlids. PLoS One 2012; 7:e42292. [PMID: 22879934 PMCID: PMC3413697 DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042292] [Citation(s) in RCA: 46] [Impact Index Per Article: 3.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [MESH Headings] [Grants] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2012] [Accepted: 07/04/2012] [Indexed: 01/07/2023] Open
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Background Several teleost species have evolved anterior extensions of the swim bladder which come close to or directly contact the inner ears. A few comparative studies have shown that these morphological specializations may enhance hearing abilities. This study investigates the diversity of swim bladder morphology in four Asian and African cichlid species and analyzes how this diversity affects their hearing sensitivity. Methodology/Principal Findings We studied swim bladder morphology by dissections and by making 3D reconstructions from high-resolution microCT scans. The auditory sensitivity was determined in terms of sound pressure levels (SPL) and particle acceleration levels (PAL) using the auditory evoked potential (AEP) recording technique. The swim bladders in Hemichromis guttatus and Steatocranus tinanti lacked anterior extensions and the swim bladder was considerably small in the latter species. In contrast, Paratilapia polleni and especially Etroplus maculatus possessed anterior extensions bringing the swim bladder close to the inner ears. All species were able to detect frequencies up to 3 kHz (SPL) except S. tinanti which only responded to frequencies up to 0.7 kHz. P. polleni and E. maculatus showed significantly higher auditory sensitivities at 0.5 and 1 kHz than the two species lacking anterior swim bladder extensions. The highest auditory sensitivities were found in E. maculatus, which possessed the most intimate swim bladder-inner ear relationship (maximum sensitivity 66 dB re 1 µPa at 0.5 kHz). Conclusions Our results indicate that anterior swim bladder extensions seem to improve mean absolute auditory sensitivities by 21–42 dB (SPLs) and 21–36 dB (PALs) between 0.5 and 1 kHz. Besides anterior extensions, the size of the swim bladder appears to be an important factor for extending the detectable frequency range (up to 3 kHz).
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