Four type of sounds for one winner: vocalizations during territorial behavior in the red-mouthed goby Gobius cruentatus (Pisces Gobiidae)

Sebastianutto, Linda; Picciulin, Marta; Costantini, Marco; Rocca, Martina; Ferrero, Enrico

doi:10.1007/s10211-008-0048-z

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“…We also recorded tonal‐like sounds, which were only previously observed in a small proportion of European gobiids from the Gobius lineage and Periophthalmodon septemradiatus (Ladich & Kratochvil, ; Lugli et al ., , ; Malavasi et al ., ; Sebastianutto et al ., ; Polgar et al ., ; Agorreta et al ., ; Horvatić et al ., ). In the case of P. glenii , tonal sounds on the spectrogram were almost flat non‐modulated calls of short duration (<100 ms) with one important frequency peak (~120 Hz) corresponding to the cycle repetition rate, indicating its sinusoidal quality.…”

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“…Sounds from vocal individuals were pooled, and the number of times each behavioural category was performed with or without sound emissions was counted. Adjusted residuals from the chi-square test were then used to assess which behavioural categories were positively or negatively associated with the emission of sounds; that is, residuals indicated whether the frequency of the cell was respectively overrepresented or underrepresented in the sample compared to the expected frequency (Sebastianutto et al, 2008). The second analyses involved dividing the reproductive sequence into two phases (courtship and pre-spawning), and the number of sounds recorded per phase was noted, separately for each male.…”

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“…Briefly, in the most investigated species, pulse trains dominate during both agonistic and reproductive (pre-spawning) interactions, while thumps and tonal sounds are involved in courtship activities in many gobioids (Ladich & Kratochvil, 1989;Lugli et al, 1996;Lindstr€ om & Lugli, 2000;Amorim & Neves, 2007Malavasi et al, 2008Malavasi et al, , 2009Horvatić et al, 2015;Zeyl et al, 2016). Complex sounds, reported in only three gobioids to date, were recorded during aggressive circumstances (Gobius cruentatus and Periophthalmodon septemradiatus) or as a part of spawning acoustic repertoire in Padogobius bonelli (Lugli et al, 1995(Lugli et al, , 1997Sebastianutto et al, 2008;Polgar et al, 2011;Zeyl et al, 2016).…”

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Acoustic communication during reproduction in the basal gobioid Amur sleeper and the putative sound production mechanism

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Gobioids (Gobiiformes: Gobioidei) are a large group of vocal fishes with four sound types documented during aggressive or reproductive interactions in 23 species. Most attention has been dedicated to sound production in Gobiidae and Gobionellidae, while acoustic communications in other phylogenetically distant gobioid groups have been neglected. Odontobutidae, a basal family within the gobioids, is a poorly studied fish assemblage, with sounds documented in only a single species. The goal of this study was to record and describe the acoustic signals produced by Perccottus glenii (Odontobutidae) under laboratory conditions, with particular focus on the reproductive phase (courtship and pre‐spawning), and to provide insight into the anatomical basis of the sound emission mechanism. We recorded two acoustically different call types, thumps and tonal sounds. Thumps were low‐frequency sounds (~95 Hz) with an irregular waveform, produced by males during both the courtship and pre‐spawning phases. Thumps were frequently organized in long trains, a thump burst, composed from approximately five thumps and lasting over 10 s. Tonal sounds were short vocalizations (~90 ms) produced only during courtship interactions, characterized by a sinusoidal oscillogram and a single frequency peak (~120 Hz). Additionally, anatomical examination focusing on the pectoral girdle identified the muscles that could be responsible for sound emission. The levator pectoralis muscle, originating on the neurocranium and attaching to the cleithral bone, is separated into three bundles: a pars lateralis superficialis, a pars lateralis profundus and a pars medialis. These results expand the knowledge about gobioid vocal behaviour and underline the importance of acoustic communication within this group of fish. Odontobutidae is a sister group to rest of the gobioids, and therefore, our results have significant impact for future comparative studies dealing with sound production.

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Acoustic communication during reproduction in the basal gobioid Amur sleeper and the putative sound production mechanism

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“…These species can be subdivided into two main lineages according to the most recent molecular phylogenies (Table , Thacker & Roje, ; Agorreta et al ., ). The acoustic structure showed great variability, from pure tonal to pulsatile and complex sounds, within the Gobius lineage, while only pulsatile sounds were reported for the Pomatoschistus lineage (Ladich & Kratochvil, ; Rollo et al ., ; Malavasi et al ., ; Sebastianutto et al ., ; Polgar et al ., ; Amorim & Neves, ; Parmentier et al ., ; Table ). A comparative analysis of the sound structure within Mediterranean–Atlantic gobies showed a clear distinction between these two lineages, suggesting a good degree of congruence between acoustic affinities and phylogenetic relationships (Malavasi et al ., ).…”

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Sound production in the Ponto-Caspian gobyNeogobius fluviatilisand acoustic affinities within theGobiuslineage: implications for phylogeny

Horvatić

Cavraro

Zanella

et al. 2015

Biol. J. Linn. Soc.

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The aim of this study was to describe the vocal repertoire of the Ponto-Caspian goby Neogobius fluviatilis and to compare the acoustic properties of this species with those of other soniferous Mediterranean gobies belonging to the Gobius lineage. Vocalizations and associated behaviours were recorded under controlled aquarium conditions in female and male N. fluviatilis. Sound emission was elicited by means of 'intruder tests', using an individual of the same or opposite sex as an intruder, and recording sounds using a hydrophone placed 20 cm from the shelter used as a nest for the resident fish. Five acoustic properties, including spectral and temporal properties, were measured from 13 individuals. The vocal repertoire of the species consisted of sequences of short vocalizations during both agonistic and reproductive intraspecific interactions. The wave form of each sound resolved in a pure sine wave composed of rapidly repeated pulses. Sounds lasted about 200 ms, showing an average fundamental frequency of about 80 Hz. Sound properties did not differ between reproductive and the aggressive contexts, and the general structure of sounds was highly stereotyped. The individual means of three acoustic independent traits characterizing the sounds of seven species of the Gobius lineage, including N. fluviatilis, were then entered in a discriminant function analysis to assess how well species could be differentiated on the basis of acoustics, and their degree of affinities. The results suggested that the pulse repetition rate of the sounds, i.e. the relative tonal/pulsatile nature of the sounds, was the most important property in differentiating the species, and that this trait may contain a high level of phylogenetic signal, as the species producing tonal sounds clustered together, in line with the results of recent molecular phylogenic studies. The results were discussed in light of the geological and phylogeographical events believed to have driven the diversification of European gobies.

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“…Many marine animals use acoustic signals to perform a wide range of biological activities. In particular, they use sound to communicate, protect themselves, locate food, navigate underwater, and adapt to their environment (Amorim et al, 2015;Sebastianutto et al, 2008;Stimpert et al, 2015;Vasconcelos and Ladich, 2008). Despite their relative abundance and central role in many aquatic ecosystems, the ability of marine invertebrates to detect and potentially use sound is poorly understood (Budelmann, 1992).…”

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Are semi-terrestrial crabs threatened by human noise? Assessment of behavioural and biochemical responses of Neohelice granulata (Brachyura, Varunidae) in tank

Filiciotto

Moyano

Vincenzi

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Marine Pollution Bulletin

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Four type of sounds for one winner: vocalizations during territorial behavior in the red-mouthed goby Gobius cruentatus (Pisces Gobiidae)

Cited by 21 publications

References 17 publications

Acoustic communication during reproduction in the basal gobioid Amur sleeper and the putative sound production mechanism

Acoustic communication during reproduction in the basal gobioid Amur sleeper and the putative sound production mechanism

Sound production in the Ponto-Caspian gobyNeogobius fluviatilisand acoustic affinities within theGobiuslineage: implications for phylogeny

Are semi-terrestrial crabs threatened by human noise? Assessment of behavioural and biochemical responses of Neohelice granulata (Brachyura, Varunidae) in tank

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