Neuroethology of acoustic communication in aquatic vertebrates

我的研究计划的长期目标是了解自然栖息地的感官适应和沟通。 我特别感兴趣的信号在水生环境中，由于固有的困难，在信号传播和接收水下，因为大量的可用物种和栖息地。 我最近的工作，以及拟议的研究的重点，是声学模态，但我从根本上感兴趣的是如何将多个感官系统整合到动物的生理和行为反应中。 我的实验室小组使用神经生理学，神经解剖学和行为技术相结合，以确定声音信号在鱼类交流中的作用，并结合实地研究，以破译环境参数在驱动感官进化中的作用。

The long-term goal of my research program is to understand sensory adaptation and communication in natural habitats. I am particularly interested in signalling in the aquatic environment due to difficulties inherent in signal propagation and reception underwater and because of the vast array of available species and habitats. My most recent work, and the focus of the proposed research, is on the acoustic modality but I am fundamentally interested in how multiple sensory systems are integrated into a physiological and behavioural response in the animal. My lab group uses a combination of neurophysiology, neuroanatomy and behavioural techniques to ascertain the role of acoustic signalling in fish communication and incorporates field studies to decipher the role of environmental parameters in driving sensory evolution.