@article{fdi:010049084, title = {{D}iversity and complexity in the acoustic behaviour of {D}acyllus flavicaudus ({P}omacentridae)}, author = {{P}armentier, {E}. and {K}{\'e}ver, {L}. and {C}asadevall, {M}. and {L}ecchini, {D}avid}, editor = {}, language = {{ENG}}, abstract = {{S}ynchronous underwater audio-video recordings and a passive acoustic detector were used to study the behaviour of {D}ascyllus flavicaudus. {T}hese damselfish produced sounds during six different behaviours and showed three different colour patterns while doing so. {T}hese sounds can be grouped into three classes: sounds associated with (1) fighting; (2) mating/visiting and (3) chasing and signal jumps. {M}oreover, the evolution of the different kinds of sound is discussed: the first calls could be a single pulse originating in teeth snapping. {M}odifications in the rhythm and number of pulses allowed the fish to build new messages. {D}aily recordings showed that sound production rates were higher at sunrise and sunset than during the day and that no sound was produced during the night. {H}owever, the kinds of call were different: sunrise sounds seemed mainly associated with mating/visiting, whereas the sounds associated with chasing and to signal jumps were mainly found at sunset.}, keywords = {}, booktitle = {}, journal = {{M}arine {B}iology}, volume = {157}, numero = {10}, pages = {2317--2327}, ISSN = {0025-3162}, year = {2010}, DOI = {10.1007/s00227-010-1498-1}, URL = {https://www.documentation.ird.fr/hor/fdi:010049084}, }