224
Fay RR, Edds-Walton PL (2000) Directional encoding by fish auditory systems. Phil Trans R Soc
Lond B 355:1281–1284
Fay RR, Edds-Walton PL (2001) Bimodal units in the torus semicircularis of the toadfish (Opsanus
tau). Biol Bull 201:280–281
Fay RR, Edds-Walton PL (2002) Preliminary evidence for interpulse interval selectivity of cells in
the torus semicircularis of the oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau). Biol Bull 203:195–196
Fay RR, Ream TJ (1986) Acoustic response and tuning in saccular nerve fibers of the goldfish
(Carassius auratus). J Acoust Soc Am 79:1883–1895
Fine ML (1978) Seasonal and geographic variation in the mating call of the oyster toadfish
Opsanus tau. Oecologia 36:45–57
Fish JF (1972) The effect of sound playback on the toadfish. In: Winn HE, Olla BL (eds) Behavior
of marine animals: current perspectives in research, vol 2, Vertebrates. Plenum Press, New York,
pp 386–434
Flock A (1971) Sensory transduction in hair cells. In: Lowenstein WR (ed) Handbook of sensory
physiology, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, pp 396–441
Furukawa T, Ishii Y (1967) Neurophysiological studies on hearing in goldfish. J Neurophysiol
30:1377–1403
Gray GA, Winn HE (1961) Reproductive ecology and sound production of the toadfish, Opsanus
tau. Ecology 42:274–282
Highstein SM, Kitch R, Carey J, Baker R (1992) Anatomical organization of the brainstem
octavolateralis area of the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau. J Comp Neurol 319:501–518
Hudspeth AJ, Corey DP (1977) Sensitivity, polarity, and conductance change in the response of
vertebrate hair cells to controlled mechanical stimuli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
74:2407–2411
Lu Z (2011) Physiology of the ear and brain: how fish hear. In: Farrell AP (ed) Encyclopedia of fish
physiology. Elsevier Inc, Amsterdam, pp 292–297
Lu Z, Xu Z (2002) Effects of saccular otolith removal on hearing sensitivity of the sleeper goby
(Dormitator latifrons). J Comp Physiol A 188(8):595–602
Lu Z, Song J, Popper AN (1998) Encoding of acoustic directional information by saccular afferents of the sleeper goby Dormitator latifrons. J Comp Physiol A 182:805–815
Lu Z, Xu Z, Buchser WJ (2003) Acoustic response properties of lagenar nerve fibers in the sleeper
goby, Dormitator latifrons. J Comp Physiol A 189:889–905
Lu Z, Xu Z, Buchser WJ (2004) Coding of acoustic particle motion by utricular fibers in the
sleeper goby, Dormitator latifrons. J Comp Physiol A 190:923–938
McCormick CA (1999) Anatomy of the central auditory pathways of fish and amphibians. In: Fay
RR, Popper AN (eds) Comparative hearing: fish and amphibians. Springer-Verlag, New York,
pp 155–217
McCormick CA (2011) Auditory/lateral line CNS: anatomy. In: Farrell AP (ed) Encyclopedia of
fish physiology: from genome to environment, vol 1. Elsevier Inc, Amsterdam, pp 283–291
McCormick CA, Wallace AC (2012) Otolith end organ projections to auditory neurons in the
descending octaval nucleus of the goldfish, Carassius auratus: a confocal analysis. Brain
Behav Evol 80:41–63. doi:10.1159/000339746
Moulton JM, Dixon RH (1967) Directional hearing in fishes. In: Tavolga WN (ed) Marine bio-
acoustics, vol 2. Pergamon Press, New York, pp 187–232
Platt C (1977) Hair cell distribution and orientation in goldfish otolith organs. J Comp Neurol
172:283–298
Platt C, Popper AN (1981) Fine structure and function of the ear. In: Tavolga WN (ed) Hearing and
sound communication in fishes. Springer-Verlag, New York, pp 3–38
Popper AN (1977) A scanning electron microscopic study of the sacculus and lagena in the ears of
fifteen species of teleost fishes. J Morphol 153:397–417
Popper AN (1981) Comparative scanning electron microscopic investigations of the sensory
epithelia in the teleost sacculus and lagena. J Comp Neurol 200:357–374
P.L. Edds-Walton
Fay RR, Edds-Walton PL (2000) Directional encoding by fish auditory systems. Phil Trans R Soc
Lond B 355:1281–1284
Fay RR, Edds-Walton PL (2001) Bimodal units in the torus semicircularis of the toadfish (Opsanus
tau). Biol Bull 201:280–281
Fay RR, Edds-Walton PL (2002) Preliminary evidence for interpulse interval selectivity of cells in
the torus semicircularis of the oyster toadfish (Opsanus tau). Biol Bull 203:195–196
Fay RR, Ream TJ (1986) Acoustic response and tuning in saccular nerve fibers of the goldfish
(Carassius auratus). J Acoust Soc Am 79:1883–1895
Fine ML (1978) Seasonal and geographic variation in the mating call of the oyster toadfish
Opsanus tau. Oecologia 36:45–57
Fish JF (1972) The effect of sound playback on the toadfish. In: Winn HE, Olla BL (eds) Behavior
of marine animals: current perspectives in research, vol 2, Vertebrates. Plenum Press, New York,
pp 386–434
Flock A (1971) Sensory transduction in hair cells. In: Lowenstein WR (ed) Handbook of sensory
physiology, vol 2. Springer, Berlin, pp 396–441
Furukawa T, Ishii Y (1967) Neurophysiological studies on hearing in goldfish. J Neurophysiol
30:1377–1403
Gray GA, Winn HE (1961) Reproductive ecology and sound production of the toadfish, Opsanus
tau. Ecology 42:274–282
Highstein SM, Kitch R, Carey J, Baker R (1992) Anatomical organization of the brainstem
octavolateralis area of the oyster toadfish, Opsanus tau. J Comp Neurol 319:501–518
Hudspeth AJ, Corey DP (1977) Sensitivity, polarity, and conductance change in the response of
vertebrate hair cells to controlled mechanical stimuli. Proc Natl Acad Sci U S A
74:2407–2411
Lu Z (2011) Physiology of the ear and brain: how fish hear. In: Farrell AP (ed) Encyclopedia of fish
physiology. Elsevier Inc, Amsterdam, pp 292–297
Lu Z, Xu Z (2002) Effects of saccular otolith removal on hearing sensitivity of the sleeper goby
(Dormitator latifrons). J Comp Physiol A 188(8):595–602
Lu Z, Song J, Popper AN (1998) Encoding of acoustic directional information by saccular afferents of the sleeper goby Dormitator latifrons. J Comp Physiol A 182:805–815
Lu Z, Xu Z, Buchser WJ (2003) Acoustic response properties of lagenar nerve fibers in the sleeper
goby, Dormitator latifrons. J Comp Physiol A 189:889–905
Lu Z, Xu Z, Buchser WJ (2004) Coding of acoustic particle motion by utricular fibers in the
sleeper goby, Dormitator latifrons. J Comp Physiol A 190:923–938
McCormick CA (1999) Anatomy of the central auditory pathways of fish and amphibians. In: Fay
RR, Popper AN (eds) Comparative hearing: fish and amphibians. Springer-Verlag, New York,
pp 155–217
McCormick CA (2011) Auditory/lateral line CNS: anatomy. In: Farrell AP (ed) Encyclopedia of
fish physiology: from genome to environment, vol 1. Elsevier Inc, Amsterdam, pp 283–291
McCormick CA, Wallace AC (2012) Otolith end organ projections to auditory neurons in the
descending octaval nucleus of the goldfish, Carassius auratus: a confocal analysis. Brain
Behav Evol 80:41–63. doi:10.1159/000339746
Moulton JM, Dixon RH (1967) Directional hearing in fishes. In: Tavolga WN (ed) Marine bio-
acoustics, vol 2. Pergamon Press, New York, pp 187–232
Platt C (1977) Hair cell distribution and orientation in goldfish otolith organs. J Comp Neurol
172:283–298
Platt C, Popper AN (1981) Fine structure and function of the ear. In: Tavolga WN (ed) Hearing and
sound communication in fishes. Springer-Verlag, New York, pp 3–38
Popper AN (1977) A scanning electron microscopic study of the sacculus and lagena in the ears of
fifteen species of teleost fishes. J Morphol 153:397–417
Popper AN (1981) Comparative scanning electron microscopic investigations of the sensory
epithelia in the teleost sacculus and lagena. J Comp Neurol 200:357–374
P.L. Edds-Walton
