Geographical variation in sound production in the anemonefish Amphiprion akallopisos

[en] Because of pelagic-larval dispersal, coral-reef fishes are distributed widely with minimal genetic differentiation between populations. Amphiprion akallopisos, a clownfish that uses sound production to defend its anemone territory, has a wide but disjunct distribution in the Indian Ocean. We compared sounds produced by these fishes from populations in Madagascar and Indonesia, a distance of 6500 km. Differentiation of agonistic calls into distinct types indicates a complexity not previously recorded in fishes' acoustic communication. Moreover, various acoustic parameters, including peak frequency, pulse duration, number of peaks per pulse, differed between the two populations. The geographic comparison is the first to demonstrate 'dialects' in a marine fish species, and these differences in sound parameters suggest genetic divergence between these two populations. These results highlight the possible approach for investigating the role of sounds in fish behaviour in reproductive divergence and speciation.

Disciplines :

Zoology

Author, co-author :

Parmentier, Eric ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Morphologie fonctionnelle et évolutive

Lagardere, J. P.

Vandewalle, Pierre ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département des sciences et gestion de l'environnement > Morphologie fonctionnelle et évolutive

Fine, M. L.; Virginia Commonwealth University

Language :

English

Title :

Geographical variation in sound production in the anemonefish Amphiprion akallopisos

Publication date :

22 August 2005

Journal title :

Proceedings of the Royal Society. Biological Sciences

ISSN :

0962-8452

eISSN :

1471-2954

Publisher :

Royal Society, London, United Kingdom

Volume :

272

Issue :

1573

Pages :

1697-1703

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Peer Reviewed verified by ORBi

Funders :

F.R.S.-FNRS - Fonds de la Recherche Scientifique

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