The hearing of the Atlantic Salmon, Salmo salar

• Published in: Journal of Fish Biology
• Main Authors: Hawkins, A. D., Johnstone, A. D. F.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Wiley 1978
• Subjects: Dee; Atlantic salmon; Salmo salar
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1978.tb03480.x; https://api.wiley.com/onlinelibrary/tdm/v1/articles/10.1111%2Fj.1095-8649.1978.tb03480.x; https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1095-8649.1978.tb03480.x

The hearing of the salmon, Salmo salar L., was studied by means of a cardiac conditioning technique. Fish were trained to show a slowing of the heart, on hearing a sound, in anticipation of a mild electric shock applied later. The minimum sound level to which the fish would respond was determined fo...