[PDF] Top 20 Stereotypy and variation of the mating call in the Lusitanian toadfish, Halobatrachus didactylus

... that the advertisement calls of the Lusitanian toadfish differ among individuals even when considering several days, but high stereotypy is found only in P2 pulse period ... See full document

... NADPH, and ascorbic ...proteins and small molecules (Nechay 1984; Barceloux 1999). However, the chemistry of V 5⫹ in solution is very complex, and is a function of ... See full document

... from the Batrachoididae family (Teleostei, Actinopterygii), which includes toadfishes and the plainfin midshipman fish, are notable sound produc- ers that typically emit two vocalizations highly ... See full document

... species in which males guard nests with their eggs, parental care directed to genetically unrelated offspring may arise for example from nest takeovers or ...cuckoldry. Lusitanian toad fish ... See full document

... considerable variation in sonic muscle mass both in males (CV = 40%) and in fe- males (CV = ...length and condition were good indicators of sonic muscle mass in ... See full document

... represent the largest group of sound- producing vertebrates, with several thousands of vocal species (Ladich, 2004), the knowledge of their vocal ability to communi- cate ...extent ... See full document

... Activity rhythms and movement pattems of ten adult specimens of the Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus were studied in the River Mira estuary (Portugal).. usin[r] ... See full document

... The Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus (Ba- trachoididae) (Bloch and Schneider 1801) offers a very interesting model to investigate the structure of ... See full document

... consisted of a segment of a sequence of pops produced by a bottlenose dolphin ...interactions and foraging in the Sado estu- ary, provided by ...Santos. The bottlenose ... See full document

... (Fish and Offutt, 1972; McKibben and Bass, 1999; Weeg et ...Sisneros and Bass, 2005) that lack accessory hearing structures (air-filled cavities connected to the inner ear) to enhance auditory ... See full document

... study of acoustic communication in animals often requires not only the recognition of species specific acoustic signals but also the identification of individual subjects, all ... See full document

... represent the largest group of sound-producing vertebrates and often emit acoustic signals during courtship (Ladich, ...rate and call characteristics with male quality and even ... See full document

... grunts). The temporal pattern is thought to be the most important sound characteristic for acoustic communication in fishes, especially in noisy and/ or shallow waters, where low ... See full document

... phases in the boatwhistle [beginning (P 1 ), middle (P 2 ) and end (P 3 )] was ...differ in pulse period and dominant frequency (dos Santos et ...with the pulse period typically ... See full document

... system. The recording electrode was placed at the brainstem region and the reference electrode cranially close to the nares (silver wire, ...against the subject’s skin. Shielded ... See full document

... Conservation and fisheries management require species-specific, age-based population estimates and the knowledge of their distribution, reproductive patterns and behaviour (Mann et ... See full document

... 1978), and in Opsanus beta (Goode & Bean) the duration and other features of boatwhistles can also change in a daily cycle, unrelated to temperature (Thorson & Fine, ... See full document

... following the manufacture’s protocol, except for elution volume (we used 70 µL of elution buffer instead of 100 µL to increase DNA ...total of 1 µg was used for the development ... See full document

... H. didactylus type II males are not markedly different in size from type I males or ...females. In H. didactylus, there was a partial overlap in body sizes of females, type I ... See full document

... dos call centers elas estão sujeitas à aprovação da ...de call centers terem já outras experiências prévias em que o sistema de atribuição das pausas podia variar, torna esta uma questão ... See full document