title: Noise Impact on European Sea Bass Behavior: Temporal Structure Matters.
abstract: Anthropogenic sounds come in different forms, varying not only in amplitude and frequency spectrum but also in temporal structure. Although fish are sensitive to the temporal characteristics of sound, little is known about how their behavior is affected by anthropogenic sounds of different temporal patterns. We investigated this question using groups of Dicentrarchus labrax (European sea bass) in an outdoor basin. Our data revealed that the temporal pattern of sound exposure is important in noise impact assessments.
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Biology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands. y.y.neo.2@umail.leidenuniv.nl.
authors.forename: Yik Yaw
authors.initials: YY
authors.lastname: Neo
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Biology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands. j.k.seitz@umail.leidenuniv.nl.
authors.forename: Johanna
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Seitz
authors.affiliation: Sea Mammal Research Company (SEAMARCO), 3843 CC, Harderwijk, The Netherlands. researchteam@zonnet.nl.
authors.forename: Ronald A
authors.initials: RA
authors.lastname: Kastelein
authors.affiliation: Institute for Marine Resources and Ecosystem Studies (IMARES), 1976 CP, IJmuiden, The Netherlands. erwin.winter@wur.nl.
authors.forename: Hendrik V
authors.initials: HV
authors.lastname: Winter
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Biology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands. c.j.ten.cate@biology.leidenuniv.nl.
authors.forename: Carel Ten
authors.initials: CT
authors.lastname: Cate
authors.affiliation: Department of Behavioral Biology, Institute of Biology, Leiden University, 2300 RA, Leiden, The Netherlands. h.w.slabbekoorn@biology.leidenuniv.nl.
authors.forename: Hans
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Slabbekoorn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001492:Bass / Q000502:physiology*; D001522:Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology*; D004781:Environmental Exposure; D009622:Noise; D013550:Swimming / Q000502:physiology; D013997:Time Factors
keywords: Amplitude fluctuation; Anthropogenic sounds; Dicentrarchus labrax; Intermittency; Stress response