Effects of Sound on Hair Cell Receptor Systems of Fish.

Abstract

Previous studies on fishes have investigated the effects of sounds on only one or two of the otolithic endorgans of fishes. In addition, these studies included only species that are considered to have specializations that enhance their hearing capabilities. In the present study we extend our earlier work to include pulsed as well as continuous tones and an examination of all the endorgans in the ear (saccule, utricle, lagena, cristac of the semicircular canals) and of the hair cells of the other teleost mechanoreceptor, the lateral line. We demonstrated that intense sounds will have minimal damage on the structure of the fish ear, but we suggest that higher intensity sounds could do severe damage if presented for several hours.

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Document Details

Document Type
Technical Report
Publication Date
Oct 17, 1995
Accession Number
ADA306627

Entities

People

  • Arthur N. Popper

Organizations

  • University of Maryland

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Communities of Interest

  • Air Platforms

DTIC Thesaurus Topics

  • Acoustics
  • Animals
  • Birds
  • Cells
  • Continuous Waves
  • Ear
  • Fish
  • Fisheries
  • Frequency
  • Hearing Disorders
  • Hearing Loss
  • Intensity
  • New York
  • Sound Pressure
  • Standing Waves
  • Universities
  • Wildlife

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  • Aquatic Ecology
  • Auditory Neuroscience/Auditory Physiology.