Comparative study on sound production in different Holocentridae species.docVIP

Parmentieretal.FrontiersinZoology2011,8:12 /content/8/1/12 RESEARCH OpenAccess Comparativestudyonsoundproductionin differentHolocentridaespecies EricParmentier1*,PierreVandewalle1,ChristopheBrié2,LauraDinraths1andDavidLecchini3 Background:Holocentrids(squirrelfishandsoldierfish)arevocalreeffisheswhosecallsandsound-producing mechanismshavebeenstudiedinsomespeciesonly.Thepresentstudyaimstocomparesound-producing mechanismsindifferentHolocentridaegenera(Holocentrus,Myripristis,Neoniphon,Sargocentron)fromseparateregions and,insomecases,atdifferentdevelopmentalstages.Anaccuratecomparisonwasmadebyr