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Surface-feeding fish respond to wave signals with an orienting response, consisting of a directional and a translation component. If clicks (Fig. 1A) are presented, they determine the source distance up to 15–20 cm. The aim of the study was to look for the physical parameters within clicks used by surface-feeding fishes (A. lineatus and P. buchholzi) for distance determination.
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Bleckmann, H., Müller, U., Hoin-Radkovski, I. (1984). Determination of Source-Distance by the Surface-Feeding Fishes Aplocheilus lineatus (Cyprinodontidae) and Pantodon buchholzi (Pantodontidae). In: Varjú, D., Schnitzler, HU. (eds) Localization and Orientation in Biology and Engineering. Proceedings in Life Sciences. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-69308-3_13
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