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First published online December 14, 2006
Journal of Experimental Biology 210, 75-81 (2007)
Published by The Company of Biologists 2007
doi: 10.1242/jeb.02617

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Dipole hearing measurements in elasmobranch fishes

Brandon M. Casper^* and David A. Mann

College of Marine Science, University of South Florida, 140 7th Avenue South, St Petersburg, FL 33701, USA

^* Author for correspondence (e-mail: bcasper{at}marine.usf.edu)

Accepted 24 October 2006

The hearing thresholds of the horn shark Heterodontus francisci and the white-spotted bamboo shark Chiloscyllium plagiosum were measured using auditory evoked potentials (AEP) in response to a dipole sound stimulus. The audiograms were similar between the two species with lower frequencies yielding lower particle acceleration thresholds. The particle acceleration audiograms showed more sensitive hearing at low frequencies than previous elasmobranch audiograms, except for the lemon shark Negaprion brevirsotris. Auditory evoked potential signals were also recorded while the dipole stimulus was moved to different locations above the head and body. The strongest AEP signals were recorded from the area around the parietal fossa, supporting previous experiments that suggested this region is important for elasmobranch hearing. This is the first time that hearing experiments have been conducted using a dipole stimulus with elasmobranchs, which more closely mimics the natural sounds of swimming prey.

Key words: dipole, auditory evoked potentials, elasmobranch, hearing, Heterodontis francisci, Chiloscyllium plagiosum

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