Behavioral detection of acoustic particle motion by a teleost fish (Astronotus ocellatus): Sensitivity and directionality

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 179, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 227-233

  Lu, Z ^a,b   Popper, A N ^a   Fay, R R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

^b LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiac conditioning paradigm; Directional sensitivity; Fish; Hearing; Sound localization

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; ASTRONOTUS; ASTRONOTUS OCELLATUS; BATRACHOIDIDAE GEN. SP.; CARASSIUS AURATUS; OPSANUS TAU; TELEOSTEI;

EID: 0030219725     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF00222789     Document Type: Article

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