Marine Science Faculty Publications
Effects of Hurricane Charley on Fish Chorusing
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
2005
Keywords
hurricane, fishes' sound production, Charlotte Harbor
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2005.0309
Abstract
Hurricane Charley, a category 4 hurricane, passed through Charlotte Harbor, Florida, directly over an autonomous underwater acoustic datalogger used to record sound production by fishes associated with courtship and spawning. Acoustic recordings made on 9 days prior to the storm, during and 3 days after the storm provided unprecedented documentation of the hurricane's passage and its effect on fishes' calling behaviour. The hurricane did not inhibit nightly chorusing events of spawning fish. Sound levels produced by spawning fish on the night of and 3 days after the hurricane were higher and lasted longer than any of the 9 days recorded prior to the hurricane.
Was this content written or created while at USF?
Yes
Citation / Publisher Attribution
Biology Letters, v. 1, issue 3, p. 362-365
Scholar Commons Citation
Locascio, James V. and Mann, David A., "Effects of Hurricane Charley on Fish Chorusing" (2005). Marine Science Faculty Publications. 2571.
https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/msc_facpub/2571
