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. 2007 May 18;316(5827):1006.
doi: 10.1126/science.1139753.

Sound production in the clownfish Amphiprion clarkii

Eric Parmentier  1 , Orphal Colleye, Michael L Fine, Bruno Frédérich, Pierre Vandewalle, Anthony Herrel
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Sound production in the clownfish Amphiprion clarkii

Eric Parmentier et al. Science. .
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Abstract

Although clownfish sounds were recorded as early as 1930, the mechanism of sound production has remained obscure. Yet, clownfish are prolific "singers" that produce a wide variety of sounds, described as "chirps" and "pops" in both reproductive and agonistic behavioral contexts. Here, we describe the sonic mechanism of the clownfish Amphiprion clarkii.

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