Courtship sounds and associated behaviours in the Canestrini's goby Pomatoschistus canestrinii.
Courtships sounds and associated behaviours were recorded in the Canestrini's goby Pomatoschistus canestrinii using a simultaneous video-acoustic system: the male exhibited a display composed of both a visual (rapid head movements) and an acoustic component (thump sound), and its intensity was positively associated with that of a female visual display.
Malavasi
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Department of Environmental Sciences, University Ca' Foscari of Venice, Campo della Celestia, Castello 2737/b, 30122 Venice, Italy. mala@unive.it
Valerio
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Torricelli
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D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D005260:Female; D008297:Male; D010473:Perciformes / Q000502:physiology*; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*