Function of Sound Production by the Skunk Loach Botia horae (Pisces, Cobitidae)
| Autor: | Wendy Valinski, Louis Rigley |
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| Rok vydání: | 2010 |
| Předmět: |
Cobitidae
geography Botia geography.geographical_feature_category biology Ecology Zoology Sound production biology.organism_classification biology.animal Agonistic behaviour General Earth and Planetary Sciences Functional significance Juvenile Animal Science and Zoology Skunk Ecology Evolution Behavior and Systematics Sound (geography) General Environmental Science |
| Zdroj: | Zeitschrift für Tierpsychologie. 55:161-172 |
| ISSN: | 0044-3573 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/j.1439-0310.1981.tb01266.x |
| Popis: | In agonistic interactions with conspecifics, skunk loaches (Botia horae) typically exhibit lateral displays, attacks, and produce a sound (a “click”). Four experiments were conducted to determine the functional significance of the click sound. Behaviors of resident fish were monitored while characteristics of their shelter and the size or type of intruder fish introduced were varied. Manipulations in the four experiments involved: 1) the configuration of the available shelter; 2) the size or recent history of intruder fish; 3) playbacks of “click” sounds or aquarium noise; or 4) muting of resident fish. Lateral displays, attacks, and sounds produced by residents were monitored, and the responses of residents were analyzed in terms of the functional significance of “click” sounds to juvenile skunk loaches. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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