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Communication in troubled waters: Responses of fish communication systems to changing environments

dc.contributor.authorSluijs, Inke Van der
dc.contributor.authorGray, Suzanne M.
dc.contributor.authorAmorim, Maria Clara Pessoa
dc.contributor.authorBarber, Iain
dc.contributor.authorCandolin, Ulrika
dc.contributor.authorHendry, Andrew P.
dc.contributor.authorKrahe, Rüdiger
dc.contributor.authorMaan, Martine E.
dc.contributor.authorUtne-Palm, Anne Christine
dc.contributor.authorWagner, Hans-Joachim
dc.date.accessioned2012-05-04T20:11:09Z
dc.date.available2012-05-04T20:11:09Z
dc.date.issued2011
dc.description.abstractFish populations are increasingly being subjected to anthropogenic changes to their sensory environments. The impact of these changes on inter- and intra-specific communication, and its evolutionary consequences, has only recently started to receive research attention. A disruption of the sensory environment is likely to impact communication, especially with respect to reproductive interactions that help to maintain species boundaries. Aquatic ecosystems around the world are being threatened by a variety of environmental stressors, causing dramatic losses of biodiversity and bringing urgency to the need to understand how fish respond to rapid environmental changes. Here, we discuss current research on different communication systems (visual, chemical, acoustic, electric) and explore the state of our knowledge of how complex systems respond to environmental stressors using fish as a model. By far the bulk of our understanding comes from research on visual communication in the context of mate selection and competition for mates, while work on other communication systems is accumulating. In particular, it is increasingly acknowledged that environmental effects on one mode of communication may trigger compensation through other modalities. The strength and direction of selection on communication traits may vary if such compensation occurs. However, we find a dearth of studies that have taken a multimodal approach to investigating the evolutionary impact of environmental change on communication in fish. Future research should focus on the interaction between different modes of communication, especially under changing environmental conditions. Further, we see an urgent need for a better understanding of the evolutionary consequences of changes in communication systems on fish diversity.por
dc.identifier.citationEvolutionary Ecology, 25, 623-640por
dc.identifier.issn0269-7653
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10400.12/1357
dc.language.isoengpor
dc.peerreviewedyespor
dc.publisherSpringerpor
dc.subjectEvolutionpor
dc.subjectEnvironmental changepor
dc.subjectSensory systemspor
dc.subjectSexual selectionpor
dc.subjectPhenotypic plasticitypor
dc.subjectAdaptationpor
dc.titleCommunication in troubled waters: Responses of fish communication systems to changing environmentspor
dc.typejournal article
dspace.entity.typePublication
oaire.citation.endPage640por
oaire.citation.startPage623por
oaire.citation.titleEvpor
rcaap.rightsrestrictedAccesspor
rcaap.typearticlepor

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