Chirping and asymmetric jamming avoidance responses in the electric fish Distocyclus conirostris
Electrosensory systems of weakly electric fish must accommodate competing demands of sensing the environment (electrolocation) and receiving social information (electrocommunication). The jamming avoidance response (JAR) is a behavioral strategy thought to reduce electrosensory interference from con...
| Autor principal: | Petzold, Jacquelyn M. |
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| Outros Autores: | Alves-Gomes, José Antônio, Smith, G. Troy |
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oai:repositorio:1-15053 Chirping and asymmetric jamming avoidance responses in the electric fish Distocyclus conirostris Petzold, Jacquelyn M. Alves-Gomes, José Antônio Smith, G. Troy Animals Behavior, Animals Avoidance Behavior Electric Organ Gymnotiformes Physiology Vocalization Animal Avoidance Learning Behavior, Animals Electric Organ Gymnotiformes Vocalization, Animals Electrosensory systems of weakly electric fish must accommodate competing demands of sensing the environment (electrolocation) and receiving social information (electrocommunication). The jamming avoidance response (JAR) is a behavioral strategy thought to reduce electrosensory interference from conspecific signals close in frequency. We used playback experiments to characterize electric organ discharge frequency (EODf), chirping behavior and the JAR of Distocyclus conirostris, a gregarious electric fish species. EODs of D. conirostris had low frequencies (∼80-200 Hz) that shifted in response to playback stimuli. Fish consistently lowered EODf in response to higher-frequency stimuli but inconsistently raised or lowered EODf in response to lower-frequency stimuli. This led to jamming avoidance or anti-jamming avoidance, respectively. We compare these behaviors with those of closely related electric fish (Eigenmannia and Sternopygus) and suggest that the JAR may have additional social functions and may not solely minimize the deleterious effects of jamming, as its name suggests. © 2018. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd | Journal of Experimental Biology. 2020-05-07T14:02:14Z 2020-05-07T14:02:14Z 2018 Artigo https://repositorio.inpa.gov.br/handle/1/15053 10.1242/jeb.178913 en Volume 221, Número 17 Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Brazil http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/br/ application/pdf Journal of Experimental Biology |
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Animals Behavior, Animals Avoidance Behavior Electric Organ Gymnotiformes Physiology Vocalization Animal Avoidance Learning Behavior, Animals Electric Organ Gymnotiformes Vocalization, Animals |
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Animals Behavior, Animals Avoidance Behavior Electric Organ Gymnotiformes Physiology Vocalization Animal Avoidance Learning Behavior, Animals Electric Organ Gymnotiformes Vocalization, Animals Petzold, Jacquelyn M. Chirping and asymmetric jamming avoidance responses in the electric fish Distocyclus conirostris |
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Animals Behavior, Animals Avoidance Behavior Electric Organ Gymnotiformes Physiology Vocalization Animal Avoidance Learning Behavior, Animals Electric Organ Gymnotiformes Vocalization, Animals |
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Electrosensory systems of weakly electric fish must accommodate competing demands of sensing the environment (electrolocation) and receiving social information (electrocommunication). The jamming avoidance response (JAR) is a behavioral strategy thought to reduce electrosensory interference from conspecific signals close in frequency. We used playback experiments to characterize electric organ discharge frequency (EODf), chirping behavior and the JAR of Distocyclus conirostris, a gregarious electric fish species. EODs of D. conirostris had low frequencies (∼80-200 Hz) that shifted in response to playback stimuli. Fish consistently lowered EODf in response to higher-frequency stimuli but inconsistently raised or lowered EODf in response to lower-frequency stimuli. This led to jamming avoidance or anti-jamming avoidance, respectively. We compare these behaviors with those of closely related electric fish (Eigenmannia and Sternopygus) and suggest that the JAR may have additional social functions and may not solely minimize the deleterious effects of jamming, as its name suggests. © 2018. Published by The Company of Biologists Ltd | Journal of Experimental Biology. |
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Artigo |
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Petzold, Jacquelyn M. |
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Alves-Gomes, José Antônio Smith, G. Troy |
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Alves-Gomes, José Antônio Smith, G. Troy |
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Chirping and asymmetric jamming avoidance responses in the electric fish Distocyclus conirostris |
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Chirping and asymmetric jamming avoidance responses in the electric fish Distocyclus conirostris |
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Chirping and asymmetric jamming avoidance responses in the electric fish Distocyclus conirostris |
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Chirping and asymmetric jamming avoidance responses in the electric fish Distocyclus conirostris |
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Chirping and asymmetric jamming avoidance responses in the electric fish Distocyclus conirostris |
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chirping and asymmetric jamming avoidance responses in the electric fish distocyclus conirostris |
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Journal of Experimental Biology |
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2020 |
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