Natural and anthropogenic sources of seismic, hydroacoustic, and infrasonic waves: Waveforms and spectral characteristics (and their applicability for sensor …

M Schwardt, C Pilger, P Gaebler, P Hupe… - Surveys in …, 2022 - Springer
The record of seismic, hydroacoustic, and infrasonic waves is essential to detect, identify,
and localize sources of both natural and anthropogenic origin. To guarantee traceability and …

Fish sounds and mate choice

MCP Amorim, RO Vasconcelos, PJ Fonseca - Sound communication in …, 2015 - Springer
Fish acoustic signals associated with mating behaviour are typically low-frequency sounds
produced by males when in close proximity to females. However, some species make …

Vocal rhythms in nesting Lusitanian toadfish, Halobatrachus didactylus

M Vieira, MCP Amorim, PJ Fonseca - Ecological Informatics, 2021 - Elsevier
Males of several fish species aggregate and vocalize together, increasing the detection
range of the sounds and their chances of mating. In the Lusitanian toadfish (Halobatrachus …

A comparison of underwater speakers for fish playback studies

KK Mosharo, PS Lobel - The Journal of the Acoustical Society of …, 2023 - pubs.aip.org
Acoustic playback is a key method used to determine the behavioral significance of animal
sounds, including fishes. This study presents the first comparison of the acoustic quality of …

Mate preference in the painted goby: the influence of visual and acoustic courtship signals

MCP Amorim, AN da Ponte, M Caiano… - Journal of …, 2013 - journals.biologists.com
We tested the hypothesis that females of a small vocal marine fish with exclusive paternal
care, the painted goby, prefer high parental-quality mates such as large or high-condition …

Appraisal of unimodal cues during agonistic interactions in Maylandia zebra

L Chabrolles, IB Ammar, MSA Fernandez, N Boyer… - PeerJ, 2017 - peerj.com
Communication is essential during social interactions including animal conflicts and it is
often a complex process involving multiple sensory channels or modalities. To better …

The noise egg: a cheap and simple device to produce low‐frequency underwater noise for laboratory and field experiments

K de Jong, G Schulte, KU Heubel - Methods in Ecology and …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Studying the effect of anthropogenic noise on animal behaviour and physiology is a field of
growing scientific and management interest. Anthropogenic noise is internationally seen as …

Assessment of fighting ability in the vocal cichlid Metriaclima zebra in face of incongruent audiovisual information

MCP Amorim, PJ Fonseca, N Mathevon… - Biology …, 2019 - journals.biologists.com
Information transfer between individuals typically depends on multiple sensory channels.
Yet, how multi-sensory inputs shape adaptive behavioural decisions remains largely …

The Role of Agonistic Sounds in Male Nest Defence in the Painted Goby Pomatoschistus pictus

R Pereira, S Rismondo, M Caiano, SS Pedroso… - Ethology, 2014 - Wiley Online Library
Animals often vocalize during territorial challenges as acoustic signals may indicate
motivation and fighting ability and contribute to reduce aggressive escalation. Here, we …

Computer-manipulated stimuli as a research tool in Mozambique tilapia Oreochromis mossambicus

MA Wackermannova, P Horky, MCP Amorim… - acta ethologica, 2017 - Springer
Multimodal communication is essential in social interactions in cichlid fish, including
conspecifics' recognition, agonistic interactions and courtship behaviour. Computer …