Sound production by the sheepshead minnow, Cyprinodon variegatus

Sound production in reproductively active sheepshead minnows, Cyprinodon variegatus, is documented. Male sheepshead minnows produced acoustic signals in seven behavioral contexts including: patrolling the territory, chasing, hovering on the territory, courting, fighting, spawning, and during the sta...

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Published in:Environmental biology of fishes 2008-01, Vol.81 (1), p.15-20
Main Authors: Nicoletto, Paul F, Linscomb, Sommer H
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Acoustics
Agnatha. Pisces
Animal and plant ecology
Animal behavior
Animal communication
Animal reproduction
Animal Systematics/Taxonomy/Biogeography
Animal, plant and microbial ecology
Animals
Autoecology
Bioacoustics
Biological and medical sciences
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Brief Communication
Cyprinodon variegatus
Cyprinodontidae
Environment
Fish
Freshwater & Marine Ecology
Fundamental and applied biological sciences. Psychology
Life Sciences
Nature Conservation
Pupfish
Spawning
Vertebrata
Vertebrates: general zoology, morphology, phylogeny, systematics, cytogenetics, geographical distribution
Zoology
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Summary:Sound production in reproductively active sheepshead minnows, Cyprinodon variegatus, is documented. Male sheepshead minnows produced acoustic signals in seven behavioral contexts including: patrolling the territory, chasing, hovering on the territory, courting, fighting, spawning, and during the startle response. Fifty eight percent of the calls contained one or two pulses and 44% of the calls were greater than three pulses. With the exception of differences in frequency the structure and behavioral contexts of C. Variegatus calls is similar to the calls of C. bifasciatus.
ISSN:0378-1909
1573-5133
DOI:10.1007/s10641-007-9189-6