Contributions of the Leigh Marine Laboratory to marine science, 1962–2012: sensory neuroethology

Abstract

The purpose of this paper is to highlight the contributions of the Leigh Marine Laboratory to sensory neuroethology. A brief summary of the work done at Leigh, or by Leigh staff, is given across each of the main sensory modalities: chemosense, vision and octavolateralis sensory systems (electrosense, flow sensing and hearing). Within this broad overview, three particular areas have been singled out for more in-depth treatment as examples of Leigh research that have made particularly significant contributions to marine science. These three areas are: electrosensory processing, flow sensing and hearing, in particular the role of passive acoustics in orientation and settlement.

Commemorating 50 years of marine science at the Leigh Marine Laboratory

“…Some of the lessons learned here have been forgotten by some subsequent workers, for example the importance of stratifying by depth when examining fishÁ habitat relationships. Other techniques were developed to sample plankton (Kingsford 2013) and to conduct physiological measurements on fish (Montgomery & Radford 2013;Pankhurst & Herbert 2013). The Cape Rodney to Okakari Point Marine Reserve is one of the world's first 'no-take' marine reserves.…”