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Sound production in four damselfish (Dascyllus) species: phyletic relationships?
Parmentier, E.; Lecchini, D.; Frédérich, B.; Brie, C.; Mann, D. (2009). Sound production in four damselfish (Dascyllus) species: phyletic relationships? Biol. J. Linn. Soc. 97(4): 928-940
In: Biological Journal of the Linnean Society. Academic Press: London; New York. ISSN 0024-4066; e-ISSN 1095-8312, more
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Keywords
    Sonics
    Pomacentridae Bonaparte, 1831 [WoRMS]
    French Polynesia, Society I., Moorea, Opunohu Bay; ISE, French Polynesia, Tuamotu I., Rangiroa Atoll; ISW, Madagascar Basin [Marine Regions]; USA, Hawaii [Marine Regions]
    Marine/Coastal
Author keywords
    acoustic communication; damselfish; Pomacentridae; sonic
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  • Parmentier, E., more
  • Lecchini, D.
  • Frédérich, B., more
  • Brie, C.
  • Mann, D.
Abstract
    Most studies of fish sounds show that the sounds are species-specific, with unique spectral and timing characteristics. This raises the question as to whether these sounds can be used to understand phyletic relationships between species and which acoustic parameters are subject to variation between species. In the present study, 597 sounds (and 2540 pulses) related to signal jumps of four Dascyllus species (Dascyllus aruanus, Dascyllus trimaculatus, Dascyllus albisella, and Dascyllus flavicaudus) from different geographic regions (Madagascar, Moorea, Rangiroa, and Hawaii) were analysed. It was possible to discern species-specific sounds, but also variation in sounds between populations. Large variations in sound length were found between Dascyllus species, whereas differences in interpulse duration were found to be variable between populations. In the regions where species live in sympatry, it appears that they restrict the variability in their sounds. This could comprise evidence of adaptation with character displacement of sonic characteristics where different species co-occur. However, sonic characteristics still overlapped substantially between species, suggesting that females would need to sample more than one sound and potentially use other cues to discriminate between species.
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