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Reactions of dace to linear accelerations
Author(s) -
Pavlov D. S.,
Tjurjukov S. N.
Publication year - 1995
Publication title -
journal of fish biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.672
H-Index - 115
eISSN - 1095-8649
pISSN - 0022-1112
DOI - 10.1111/j.1095-8649.1995.tb01600.x
Subject(s) - leuciscus , biology , fish <actinopterygii> , orientation (vector space) , linear relationship , carassius auratus , current (fluid) , fishery , zoology , statistics , physics , geometry , mathematics , thermodynamics
It is demonstrated that the rheophilic fish dace ( Leuciscus leuciscus ) is able to detect the direction of its movements in a water flow by perceiving and analysing positive and negative accelerations from 15 up to 50 cm s −2 , by the use of labyrinth organs. Tests were conducted on fish with ‘switched off’ mechanoreceptors and labyrinth organs, under conditions which eliminated the use of visual orientation. It was also demonstrated that the values of linear accelerations which stimulated dace compensatory movements against water currents were comparable with the values of accelerations which could arise in river flows as a result of pulsation in current velocity. The results support the hypothesis that rheophilic fish are able to use inertial stimuli for their spatial orientation.