Agonistic sounds in the skunk clownfish Amphiprion akallopisos: size-related variation in acoustic features

Fourteen individuals of the skunk clownfish Amphiprion akallopisos of different sizes and of different sexual status (non‐breeder, male or female) were analysed for four acoustic features. Dominant frequency and pulse duration were highly correlated with standard length (r = 0·97), and were not rela...

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Published inJournal of fish biology Vol. 75; no. 4; pp. 908 - 916
Main Authors Colleye, O., Frederich, B., Vandewalle, P., Casadevall, M., Parmentier, E.
Format Journal Article Web Resource
LanguageEnglish
Published Oxford, UK Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.09.2009
Blackwell Publishing
Subjects
Acoustics
Agonistic Behavior - physiology
Amphiprion akallopisos
Animals
Body Size
clownfishes
Female
fish size
Life sciences
Male
Marine
Perciformes - physiology
Pomacentridae
Sciences du vivant
Sound
sound production
Vocalization, Animal - physiology
Zoologie
Zoology
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Summary:Fourteen individuals of the skunk clownfish Amphiprion akallopisos of different sizes and of different sexual status (non‐breeder, male or female) were analysed for four acoustic features. Dominant frequency and pulse duration were highly correlated with standard length (r = 0·97), and were not related to sex. Both the dominant frequency and pulse duration were signals conveying information related to the size of the emitter, which implies that these sound characteristics could be useful in assessing size of conspecifics.
Bibliography:ark:/67375/WNG-5FR3VNZ2-5
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ISSN:0022-1112
1095-8649
1095-8649
DOI:10.1111/j.1095-8649.2009.02316.x