The lateral line is a sensory system that allows fishes to detect weak water motions and
pressure gradients. The smallest functional unit of the lateral line is the neuromast, a …

Fishes are able to detect and perceive the hydrodynamic and physical environment they
inhabit and process this sensory information to guide the resultant behaviour through their …

Marine mammals often forage in dark or turbid waters. Whereas dolphins use echolocation
under such conditions, pinnipeds apparently lack this sensory ability. For seals hunting in …

How do pinnipeds orientate themselves under water? As most pinniped species feed in
conditions under which visibility is drastically reduced, for example at night, at great depths …

How cave animals adapt to life in darkness is a poorly understood aspect of evolutionary
biology [1]. Here we identify a behavioral shift and its morphological basis in Astyanax …

Harbor seals (Phoca vitulina) often live in dark and turbid waters, where their mystacial
vibrissae, or whiskers, play an important role in orientation. Besides detecting and …

Many marine animals perform fascinating survival hydrodynamics and perceive their
surroundings through optimally evolved sensory systems. For instance, phocid seal …

Seals are known to use their highly sensitive whiskers to precisely follow the hydrodynamic
trail left behind by prey. Studies estimate that a seal can track a herring that is swimming as …

Animals can actively influence the content and quality of sensory information they acquire
from the environment through the positioning of peripheral sensory surfaces. This study …

Nearly all underwater vehicles and surface ships today use sonar and vision for imaging
and navigation. However, sonar and vision systems face various limitations, eg, sonar blind …