| The responses of Atlantic cod (Gadus morhua L.) to ultrasound-emitting predators: stress, behavioural changes or debilitation? | |
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PMID: 18552297 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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A previous study has reported that Atlantic cod can be conditioned to detect ultrasonic sound pulses of high intensity. This capability has been proposed as a mean for detection and avoidance of echolocating toothed whales that emit intense ultrasonic clicks. In this study, we use acoustic playbacks to test the hypotheses that unconditioned cod can detect and respond to intense ultrasound from toothed whales and from echosounders. Intense ultrasound exposure of 210 dB re. 1microPa (pp) did not cause a short-term stress response in the form of bradycardia in unconditioned cod. Free-swimming cod exposed to ultrasonic clicks and echosounder pulses with received levels of more than 204 dB re. 1 microPa (pp) did not elicit flight responses as seen in ultrasound detecting Alosinae. Furthermore, we tested the debilitating effects of high intensity ultrasound on swimming cod with no detected changes in swimming ability when exposed to more than 213 dB re. 1 microPa (pp). It is concluded that intense ultrasound exposure induces neither an antipredator nor a stress response in Atlantic cod, and that echosounder pulses and biosonar clicks therefore most probably play no ecophysiological role in wild cod populations. |
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Authors:
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Henriette B Schack; Hans Malte; Peter T Madsen |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The Journal of experimental biology Volume: 211 ISSN: 0022-0949 ISO Abbreviation: J. Exp. Biol. Publication Date: 2008 Jul |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2008-06-16 Completed Date: 2008-09-19 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0243705 Medline TA: J Exp Biol Country: England |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 2079-86 Citation Subset: IM |
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Zoophysiology, Department of Biological Sciences, University of Aarhus, Bldn. 1131, Aarhus C, Denmark. henriette@post.au.dk |
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Acoustic Stimulation Animals Avoidance Learning / physiology Behavior, Animal / physiology Echolocation Fish Diseases / physiopathology Gadus morhua / physiology* Heart Rate Predatory Behavior / physiology* Stress, Physiological / physiopathology, veterinary Ultrasonics* Whales / physiology |
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