This volume examines fish sounds that have a proven signal function, as well as sounds assumed to have evolved for communication purposes. It provides an overview of the mechanisms, evolution and neurobiology behind sound production in fishes, and discusses the role of fish sounds in behavior with a special focus on choice of mate, sex-specific and age-specific signaling. Furthermore, it highlights the ontogenetic development of sound communication and ecoacoustical conditions in fish habitats and the influence of hormones on vocal production and sound detection.

Sound Communication in Fishes offers a must-have compendium for lecturers, researchers and students working in the fields of animal communication, fish biology, neurobiology and animal behavior.

The book offers readers a comprehensive and rigorous guide to the economic considerations motivating the industry and highlights the environmental challenges facing the sector as global consumption of fish continues to rise.

Table of contents :
1 Fish Sounds and Mate Choice....Pages 1-33
Comparative Neurobiology of Sound Production in Fishes....Pages 35-75
Mechanisms of Fish Sound Production....Pages 77-126
Ontogenetic Development of Sound Communication in Fishes....Pages 127-148
Acoustic Signalling in Female Fish....Pages 149-173
Habitat Acoustics and the Low-Frequency Communication of Shallow Water Fishes....Pages 175-206
Sex Steroid-Dependent Modulation of Acoustic Communication Systems in Fishes....Pages 207-233?