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The auditory bullae–swimbladder system in late stage herring larvae

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  11 May 2009

J. H. S. Blaxter ,
E. J. Denton  and
J. A. B. Gray
J. H. S. Blaxter
Affiliation:
Dunstaffnage Marine Research Laboratory, Oban, Scotland
E. J. Denton
Affiliation:
The Laboratory, Marine Biological Association, Citadel Hill, Plymouth
J. A. B. Gray
Affiliation:
Member of the external scientific staff of the Medical Research Council.
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Herring larvae, when they are about 30 mm long, swallow air and fill their auditory bullae with gas. It has been shown earlier that this is associated with a great increase in sensitivity to changes in hydrostatic pressure. Here we show that it is also associated with the appearance of a startle response to noises.

At this stage of development, the utricular maculae are fully developed. However, the bullae are bounded by thin walls which are poorly calcified and the bulla membranes are thin and contain little elastic tissue. None the less the high-frequency cut-off in the mechanical responses to oscillating pressures is as high as that of the adult.

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Research Article
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Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 61 , Issue 2 , May 1981 , pp. 315 - 326
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 1981

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