An evaluation of methods for behavioral investigations of teleost audition

Popper, Arthur N.; Chan, Albert; Clarke, Nancy L.

doi:10.3758/bf03200236

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“…Similar large differences between laboratories have been greatly discussed ͑Popper et al., 1973;Hawkins, 1981;Fay, 1988͒, and may reflect large differences in the acoustics of underwater sound propagation in different tanks ͑Parvulescu, 1967; Akamatsu et al, 2002͒. Stimuli with wavelengths larger than the arena ͑the wavelength of 1000 Hz underwater is 1.5 m͒ result in hydrodynamic fields with great ͑and unpredictable͒ inhomogeneities in the particle velocities in the sound field.…”

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Objective threshold estimation and measurement of the residual background noise in auditory evoked potentials of goldfish

Xiao

Braun²

2008

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

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A survey of papers using auditory evoked potentials ͑AEPs͒ published over the last 10 years ͑Table I͒ demonstrates that most AEP studies in animals have used subjective methods for auditory threshold determination. Subjective methods greatly reduce the value of statistical hypothesis testing and jeopardize tests of hypothetical experimental group differences in hearing sensitivity. Correspondingly, many attempts have been made to develop objective threshold determination methods, but these have not been used widely. Further, they seldom include an appreciation of the effects of residual noise in the AEP. In this study, AEPs evoked by tonal and noise stimuli in goldfish ͑Carassius auratus͒ were recorded and the residual background noise was measured and analyzed in detail. High variability was found in residual noise, but can be effectively controlled with a simple modification of averaging routines. Considerable interobserver disagreements were found using subjective threshold estimation. An objective method of threshold determination was developed based on comparison between AEP amplitude and controlled residual noise, using a signal detection theory approach to set specific threshold criteria. The usefulness of AEP in hypothesis testing for auditory function requires more control over residual background noise amplitudes and the use of objective threshold determination techniques.

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Objective threshold estimation and measurement of the residual background noise in auditory evoked potentials of goldfish

Xiao

Braun²

2008

The Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

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“…However, the audiogram of goldfish obtained here follows the general trend of audiograms of goldfish previously reported by several different workers who used either avoidance conditioning or classical conditioning methods (see the review by Popper & Fay, 1973; see also Fay, 1988). As indicated by Popper, Chan, and Clarke (1973), direct comparison of threshold data may not be appropriate, owing to the various acoustic conditions and different sizes of fish. However, despite completely different paradigms (positive reinforcement vs. classical conditioning), the overall results agree with the published data, and this certainly validates the effectiveness of the positive reinforcement paradigm employed in the present study.…”

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An automated positive reward method for measuring acoustic sensitivity in fish

Yan

Popper

1991

Behavior Research Methods, Instruments, & Computers

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“…The first method, used in previous studies of heart rates and hearing (e.g. Popper et al 1973), set a response criteria that the mean of the treatment ƒH readings should lie outside the 95% confidence intervals (mean ± 2SD) of the previous mean base ƒH reading. In our study, we compared the mean treatment ƒH with both the pre-and post-treatment mean base ƒH, and accepted a response in heart rate only if both were significantly different from the treatment mean.…”

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Response of embryonic coral reef fishes (Pomacentridae: Amphiprion spp.) to noise

Simpson¹,

Yan²,

Wittenrich³

et al. 2005

Mar. Ecol. Prog. Ser.

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We investigated the ability of embryonic clownfishes Amphiprion ephippium and A. rubrocinctus to detect sound during incubation in benthic nests. The heart rates of embryos within eggs were monitored as the young fish were exposed to sounds in the range of 100 to 1200 Hz at levels of 80 to 150 dB (re 1 µPa at 1 m) on each day of incubation. We found that, from 3 d after fertilisation, the heart rates of the embryos significantly increased when exposed to sound. As the embryos developed, a response in heart rate was found over a broader spectrum of sound (from 400 to 700 Hz at 3 d to a maximum of 100 to 1200 kHz at 9 d after fertilisation) and sensitivity also increased, with response threshold minima at 700 Hz dropping from 139.1 dB at 3 d to 88.3 dB at 9 d after fertilisation. We discuss these findings with respect to recent work that demonstrates the importance of sound as a settlement cue in coral reef fishes.KEY WORDS: Coral reef fishes · Embryos · Hearing · Sound · Heart rate · Amphiprion Resale or republication not permitted without written consent of the publisher

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An evaluation of methods for behavioral investigations of teleost audition

Cited by 13 publications

References 9 publications

Objective threshold estimation and measurement of the residual background noise in auditory evoked potentials of goldfish

Objective threshold estimation and measurement of the residual background noise in auditory evoked potentials of goldfish

An automated positive reward method for measuring acoustic sensitivity in fish

Response of embryonic coral reef fishes (Pomacentridae: Amphiprion spp.) to noise

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