Sound production in red-bellied piranhas (Pygocentrus nattereri, Kner): An acoustical, behavioural and morphofunctional study

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 214, Issue 21, 2011, Pages 3613-3618

  Millot, Sandie ^a   Vandewalle, Pierre ^a   Parmentier, Eric ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LIÈGE   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Behaviour; Laser vibrometer; Sonic muscle; Sound production; Swimbladder

Indexed keywords

AGGRESSION; AIR SAC; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; CHARACIDAE; DOPPLER FLOWMETRY; JAW; LASER; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUND; SOUND DETECTION; VIBRATION;

AGGRESSION; AIR SACS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHARACIDAE; DOPPLER EFFECT; JAW; LASERS; MUSCLE CONTRACTION; SOUND; SOUND SPECTROGRAPHY; VIBRATION;

ANIMALIA; CHARACIFORMES; PISCES; PYGOCENTRUS NATTERERI;

EID: 80054683051     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.061218     Document Type: Article

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