THE EFFECT OF DEPTH ON DEVELOPMENT AND SEXUAL DIMORPHISM OF THE SONIC SYSTEM IN DEEP SEA NEOBYTHITINE FISHES: THE UPPER CONTINENTAL SLOPE

Abstract Background: Cusk-eels from the subfamily Neobythiitinae are one of the major groups of sound-producing fishes on the continental slope. Sounds have never been recorded from a member of this subfamily, and sonic anatomy is considered a proxy for sound production. As the first part of a study...

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Main Author: Ali, Heba
Format: Others
Published: VCU Scholars Compass 2016
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Online Access:http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/etd/4095
http://scholarscompass.vcu.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=5155&context=etd