What is it about?
We investigated the impact of sound exposure on zebrafish preying on water fleas. We found no significant impact of sound exposure on water flea swimming behaviour. Experimental sound exposure changed individual zebrafish swimming behaviour. Also zebrafish foraging performance was negatively affected by sound exposure.
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Why is it important?
Anthropogenic noise of variable temporal patterns is increasing in both marine and freshwater systems. Aquatic animals often rely on sounds for communication and orientation, which may therefore become more difficult. Predator–prey interactions may be affected by masking of auditory cues, sound-related disturbance or attentional interference.
Perspectives
Here, we investigated the impact on both predator and prey for zebrafish, Danio rerio, preying on water fleas, Daphnia magna.
Dr Saeed Shafiei Sabet
University of Guilan
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This page is a summary of: The effect of temporal variation in sound exposure on swimming and foraging behaviour of captive zebrafish, Animal Behaviour, September 2015, Elsevier,
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2015.05.022.
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