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Journal of Experimental Biology 119,183-197 (1985)
Published by Company of Biologists 1985

Analysis of the Phase Difference between Particle Motion Components of Sound by Teleosts

A. V. VAN DEN BERG ¹

¹ Laboratory of Comparative Physiology, State University of Utrecht, Jan van Galenstraat 40, 3572 LA Utrecht, The Netherlands; Fysiology I, Medical Faculty, Erasmus University, Dr Molenwaterplein 50, Rotterdam, The Netherlands

The hypothesis that fish may remove 180° ambiguities concerning the sound source direction by a timing analysis between particle motion componentsis addressed. Analysis of the phase difference (w, v) between the horizontal (v) and the vertical (w) components of the particle velocity of sound signals by teleost fish is investigated by cardiac conditioning. Standing wave sound stimuli (90 Hz) are used with (w, v) = + or -90° and equal amplitudes of v and w. The water particles move along circular trajectories for such stimuli: however, the direction of revolution is reversed in the two stimuli. These stimuli were discriminated by one whiting, one catfishand several cod, indicating that these teleosts are able to discriminate signal son a pure timing cue. If the w/v ratio is lowered, the cod can discriminatethe resulting elliptical motions on the direction of revolution down to a w/v ratio of -12 dB. Moreover, down to the same w/v ratio the cod discriminatesan elliptical particle motion signal from a pure translatory particle motionsignal. At this level, the threshold signal-to-noise ratio for the w componentis exceeded by 9 dB. Apparently phase analysis can be limited by ‘cross talk’ between horizontal and vertical particle motion detectors. The results are discussed with respect to models of directional hearing by fish.

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