Abstract
The lateral line system of fish is important for many behaviors, including spatial orientation, prey detection, intraspecific communication, and entraining. With aid of the lateral line, fish perceive minute water motions. The smallest sensory unit of the lateral line is the neuromast, which occurs freestanding on the skin and in fluid-filled canals. We have built artificial lateral line canal systems that can be used to measure spatiotemporal flow patterns. Those patterns can, for instance, be used to distinguish between different environments and upstream objects.
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We are grateful to our student helper Jan Winkelnkemper who contributed to our measurements. We gratefully acknowledge the Bundesanstalt für Gewässerkunde (BfG) for funding this work.
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Klein, A.T., Kaldenbach, F., Rüter, A., Bleckmann, H. (2016). What We Can Learn from Artifi cial Lateral Line Sensor Arrays. In: Popper, A., Hawkins, A. (eds) The Effects of Noise on Aquatic Life II. Advances in Experimental Medicine and Biology, vol 875. Springer, New York, NY. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4939-2981-8_65
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