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Seasonal variation of sound production in the Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus
Author(s) -
Amorim M. C. P.,
Vasconcelos R. O.,
Marques J. F.,
Almada F.
Publication year - 2006
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.1095-8649.2006.01247.x
Subject(s) - toadfish , biology , sound production , sound (geography) , variation (astronomy) , mating , zoology , fishery , oceanography , acoustics , fish <actinopterygii> , physics , geology , astrophysics
Seasonal variation of sound production, which includes boatwhistles, grunts, croaks and double croaks, was studied in the Lusitanian toadfish Halobatrachus didactylus . Boatwhistles were emitted during the mating season in contrast with the other sound types, which were emitted all year round.