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Wake tracking and the detection of vortex rings by the canal lateral line of fish.
MedLine Citation:
PMID:  19792690     Owner:  NLM     Status:  MEDLINE    
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
Research on the lateral line of fish has mainly focused on the detection of oscillating objects. Yet many fish are able to track vortex wakes that arise from other fish. It is not yet known what the sensory input from a wake looks like and how fish can extract relevant information from it. We present a mathematical model to determine how vortices stimulate the canal lateral line and verify it by neuronal recordings. We also show how the information about the orientation of a vortex ring is captured by the lateral-line sensors so as to enable fish to follow a vortex street.
Authors:
Jan-Moritz P Franosch; Hendrik J A Hagedorn; Julie Goulet; Jacob Engelmann; J Leo van Hemmen
Publication Detail:
Type:  Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't     Date:  2009-08-13
Journal Detail:
Title:  Physical review letters     Volume:  103     ISSN:  0031-9007     ISO Abbreviation:  Phys. Rev. Lett.     Publication Date:  2009 Aug 
Date Detail:
Created Date:  2009-10-01     Completed Date:  2009-10-13     Revised Date:  -    
Medline Journal Info:
Nlm Unique ID:  0401141     Medline TA:  Phys Rev Lett     Country:  United States    
Other Details:
Languages:  eng     Pagination:  078102     Citation Subset:  IM    
Affiliation:
Physik Department T35, Technische Universität München, Garching bei München 85747, Germany.
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MeSH Terms
Descriptor/Qualifier:
Animals
Fishes / physiology*
Lateral Line System / physiology*
Models, Biological*
Water Movements*

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