The ears of butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae): 'Hearing generalists' on noisy coral reefs?

Analysis of the morphology of all three otolithic organs (sacculus, lagena and utriculus), including macula shape, hair cell morphology, density, orientation pattern, otolith morphology and the spatial relationships of the swimbladder and ear, reveals that butterflyfishes in the genera Chaetodon (wh...

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Main Authors: Webb, J., Herman, J., Woods, C., Ketten, Darlene
Format: Journal Article
Published: Blackwell Publishing 2010
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5363
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Herman, J.
Woods, C.
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description Analysis of the morphology of all three otolithic organs (sacculus, lagena and utriculus), including macula shape, hair cell morphology, density, orientation pattern, otolith morphology and the spatial relationships of the swimbladder and ear, reveals that butterflyfishes in the genera Chaetodon (which has anterior swimbladder horns) and Forcipiger (which lacks anterior swimbladder horns) both demonstrate the ear morphology typical of teleosts that lack otophysic connections, fishes that have traditionally been considered to be 'hearing generalists'.
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spelling curtin-20.500.11937-53632017-02-28T01:29:46Z The ears of butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae): 'Hearing generalists' on noisy coral reefs? Webb, J. Herman, J. Woods, C. Ketten, Darlene Analysis of the morphology of all three otolithic organs (sacculus, lagena and utriculus), including macula shape, hair cell morphology, density, orientation pattern, otolith morphology and the spatial relationships of the swimbladder and ear, reveals that butterflyfishes in the genera Chaetodon (which has anterior swimbladder horns) and Forcipiger (which lacks anterior swimbladder horns) both demonstrate the ear morphology typical of teleosts that lack otophysic connections, fishes that have traditionally been considered to be 'hearing generalists'. 2010 Journal Article http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5363 Blackwell Publishing restricted
spellingShingle Webb, J.
Herman, J.
Woods, C.
Ketten, Darlene
The ears of butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae): 'Hearing generalists' on noisy coral reefs?
title The ears of butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae): 'Hearing generalists' on noisy coral reefs?
title_full The ears of butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae): 'Hearing generalists' on noisy coral reefs?
title_fullStr The ears of butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae): 'Hearing generalists' on noisy coral reefs?
title_full_unstemmed The ears of butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae): 'Hearing generalists' on noisy coral reefs?
title_short The ears of butterflyfishes (Chaetodontidae): 'Hearing generalists' on noisy coral reefs?
title_sort ears of butterflyfishes (chaetodontidae): 'hearing generalists' on noisy coral reefs?
url http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/5363