Are hearing sensitivities of freshwater fish adapted to the ambient noise in their habitats?

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 18, 2005, Pages 3533-3542

  Amoser, Sonja ^a   Ladich, Friedrich ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Ambient noise; Auditory evoked potential; Cyprinus carpio; Evolution; Fish; Freshwater; Hearing specializations; Masking; Perca fluviatilis

Indexed keywords

FRESH WATER;

ADAPTATION; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; AUSTRIA; CARP; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ENVIRONMENT; EVOKED AUDITORY RESPONSE; EVOLUTION; NOISE; PERCH; PHYSIOLOGY;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ADAPTATION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; AUDITORY THRESHOLD; AUSTRIA; CARPS; ENVIRONMENT; EVOKED POTENTIALS, AUDITORY; EVOLUTION; FRESH WATER; NOISE; PERCHES;

CYPRINIDAE; CYPRINIFORMES; CYPRINUS CARPIO; PERCA FLUVIATILIS; PERCIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 26844541542     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01809     Document Type: Article

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