Sexual dimorphism of sonic apparatus and extreme intersexual variation of sounds in <it>Ophidion rochei</it> (Ophidiidae): first evidence of a tight relationship between morphology and sound characteristics in Ophidiidae
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Many Ophidiidae are active in dark environments and display complex sonic apparatus morphologies. However, sound recordings are scarce and little is known about acoustic communication in this family. This paper focuses on <it>O...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-12-01
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| Series: | Frontiers in Zoology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.frontiersinzoology.com/content/9/1/34 |