Sound Communication in Fishes, Softcover reprint of the original 1st ed. 2015 Animal Signals and Communication Series, Vol. 4

This volume examines fish sounds that have a proven signal function, as well as sounds assumed to have evolved for communication purposes. It provides an overview of the mechanisms, evolution and neurobiology behind sound production in fishes, and discusses the role of fish sounds in behavior with a special focus on choice of mate, sex-specific and age-specific signaling. Furthermore, it highlights the ontogenetic development of sound communication and ecoacoustical conditions in fish habitats and the influence of hormones on vocal production and sound detection.

Sound Communication in Fishes offers a must-have compendium for lecturers, researchers and students working in the fields of animal communication, fish biology, neurobiology and animal behavior.

1   Fish sounds and mate choice

 M. Clara P. Amorim, Raquel O. Vasconcelosand Paulo J. Fonseca

2   Comparative neurobiology of sound production in fishes

Andrew H. Bass, Boris P. Chagnaud and Ni Feng

3   Mechanisms of fish sound production

Michael L. Fine and Eric Parmentier

4   Ontogenetic development of sound communication in fishes ...

Friedrich Ladich

5   Acoustic signaling in female fish  

Friedrich Ladich

6   Habitat acoustics and the low frequency communication of shallow water fishes

Marco Lugli

7   Sex steroid-dependent modulation of acoustic communication systems in fishes

Karen P. Maruska and Joseph A. Sisneros

First book to cover both bioacoustics and behavior in fish

Written by international experts

Will stimulate research in this field

Includes supplementary material: sn.pub/extras