Auditory sensitivity in settlement-stage larvae of coral reef fishes

Coral Reefs

Volumn 29, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 235-243

  Wright, K J ^a,d   Higgs, D M ^b   Cato, D H ^c   Leis, J M ^d  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WINDSOR   (Canada)

^c DEFENCE SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ORGANISATION   (Australia)

^d AUSTRALIAN MUSEUM   (Australia)

Author keywords

Auditory brainstem response; Coral reef fish; Larvae; Settlement stage

Indexed keywords

CORAL REEF; HEARING; LARVAL SETTLEMENT; PELAGIC ENVIRONMENT; PERCIFORM;

ANTHOZOA; CARANGIDAE; LUTJANIDAE; PISCES; POMACENTRIDAE; SERRANIDAE;

EID: 76149106808     PISSN: 07224028     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00338-009-0572-y     Document Type: Article

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