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  • Title: Development of the acoustically evoked behavioral response in zebrafish to pure tones.
    Author: Zeddies DG, Fay RR.
    Journal: J Exp Biol; 2005 Apr; 208(Pt 7):1363-72. PubMed ID: 15781896.
    Abstract:
    Zebrafish (Danio rerio) were placed in small wells that could be driven vertically with a series of calibrated sinusoids. Video images of the fish were obtained and analyzed to determine the levels and frequencies at which the fish responded to the stimulus tones. It was found that fish 4 days post fertilization (dpf) did not respond to the stimulus tones, whereas fish 5 dpf to adult did respond. It was further found that the stimulus thresholds and frequency bandwidth to which the fish responded did not change from 5 dpf to adult; indicating that the otolithic organ adaptations for high-frequency hearing are already present in larval fish. Deflating the swimbladders in adult fish eliminated their response, which is consistent with sensing sound pressure. Deflating the swimbladder in larval fish did not affect their thresholds, which is consistent with sensing the particle motion of the fluid directly. Because adult fish with Weberian ossicles have a greater input to the inner ear for a given sound pressure level (SPL), the finding that the adult and larval fish respond at the same SPL with intact swimbladders suggests that the acoustic startle response threshold is adjusted as the fish develop in order to maintain appropriate reactions to relevant stimuli.
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