Hi, for anyone interested in our paper on herring farts:
The exact reference is Wahlberg, M., H. Westerberg (2003). Sounds produced by herring (Clupea harengus) bubble release. Aquatic Living Resources 16: 271-275. Reprint/pdf available upon request. Sincerely, magnus. ________________________________________________ Magnus Wahlberg Department of Zoophysiology Aarhus Univeristy CF M�llers Alle Building 131 DK-8000 Aarhus C Denmark Tel. + 45 - 89422610 Mob. + 45 - 22163950 Fax. + 45 - 8619 4186 Email: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Home page: http://www.biology.au.dk/zoophysiology/magnus_wahlberg.html ----- Original Message ----- From: "Alfred A. Aburto Jr." <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Monday, November 17, 2003 11:32 PM Subject: bioacoustics article: AAAS Science (07 Nov 2003) > Bioacoustics note from the AAAS Science web site: > http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/ > > [Please note: One needs to be a member of the AAAS to gain > access to the AAAS article indicated below. However, I'll > give a brief outline of the article with an additional public > reference included.] > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > A brief but interesting article related to bioacoustics > on 07 Nov 2003: > > http://sciencenow.sciencemag.org/cgi/content/full/2003/1107/3 > > Title: "Farting Fish Keep in Touch", by Mary Beckman > > It seems that herring have great hearing and to investigate > this further Magnus Wahlberg, now at Aarhus University in > Denmark, and colleagues reported earlier this year in > "Aquatic Living Resources" (exact reference not given) that > herring emit air bubbles from their anuses when scared or > during ascent or descent. > > Further investigations by Ben Wilson of Simon Frasier > University in British Columbia, Canada, correlated the > herring anus bubble blowing with emitted sounds. The sounds > have been denoted as "Fast Repetitive Ticks" (FRT's). Further > information and a sound file can be found at Ben Wilson's > web page: > > http://www.zoology.ubc.ca/%7Ebwilson/herring.html > > Wilson and colleagues found that the FRT'ing appears to serve > a social function because the herring made this particular > noise, when they gather, just as darkness was falling. They > also found that herring need to gulp air at the water surface > in order to sustain FRT'ing. More details are reported online > at "Biology Letters" (05 Nov 2003). > ------------------------------------------------------------- > > Respectfully, > Al Aburto Jr. > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >
