title: Sound production in the clownfish Amphiprion clarkii.
abstract: Although clownfish sounds were recorded as early as 1930, the mechanism of sound production has remained obscure. Yet, clownfish are prolific "singers" that produce a wide variety of sounds, described as "chirps" and "pops" in both reproductive and agonistic behavioral contexts. Here, we describe the sonic mechanism of the clownfish Amphiprion clarkii.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire de Morphologie Fonctionnelle et Evolutive, Institut de Chimie, Bâtiment B6, Université de Liège, B-4000 Liège, Belgique. E.Parmentier@ulg.ac.be
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Parmentier
authors.forename: Orphal
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Colleye
authors.forename: Michael L
authors.initials: ML
authors.lastname: Fine
authors.forename: Bruno
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Frédérich
authors.forename: Pierre
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Vandewalle
authors.forename: Anthony
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Herrel
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D007568:Jaw / Q000502:physiology; D008022:Ligaments / Q000502:physiology; D008297:Male; D009055:Mouth / Q000502:physiology; D009068:Movement; D010473:Perciformes / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology*; D014070:Tooth / Q000033:anatomy & histology / Q000502:physiology; D014828:Vocalization, Animal