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JOURNAL OF FISH BIOLOGY
Volume 72, Issue 10, Pages 2543-2556Publisher
WILEY
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2008.01864.x
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auditory brainstem response; coral reef fish; electro-olfactogram; larvae; sensory abilities; settlement-stage
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Auditory and olfactory abilities of settlement-stage larvae of the coral trout Plectropomus leopardus (Pisces: Serranidae) were tested electrophysiologically to determine if these senses are sufficiently developed to aid larvae in detection of settlement habitats on coral reefs. Plectropomus leopardus larvae detected sounds from 100 to 2000 Hz with hearing most sensitive at the frequencies of 100, 200 and 600 Hz. The olfactory response of P leopardus was similar for the two amino acids tested and for the water conditioned by conspecifics. Auditory and olfactory abilities of P. leopardus are well developed at settlement-stage, and apparently sufficient to detect auditory and olfactory cues from reefs. (C) 2008 The Authors. Journal compilation (C) 2008 The Fisheries Society of the British Isles.
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