A journey through the field of fish hearinga).

My interest in fish bioacoustics was ignited more than 50 years ago and resulted in a zigzag time travel between various interesting problems that were unsettled at the time. The present paper gives a brief overview of the main topics I have worked on in the field of fish hearing, i.e., auditory function of the swim bladder, directional hearing, function of the lateral line system, and infrasound sensitivity. Rather than being a comprehensive review of these issues, the paper is autobiographical and limited. The aim is to show young scientists that experimental science can be exciting, diverse, and rewarding-and open doors to a rich collegial network, collaboration, and friendships.

• Publication year

  2023

• Venue

  Journal of the Acoustical Society of America

• Publication date

  2023-05-01

• Fields of study

  Biology, Medicine, Environmental Science

• Identifiers
  DOI 10.1121/10.0017833PMID 37130205
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  Open on Semantic Scholar

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  Semantic Scholar, PubMed

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