Pacific Midshipman Fish Humming (2 of 2) (VIDEO)

University of Pennsylvania

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Male Pacific midshipman fish vibrate the muscles around their swim bladders as many as 360,000 times in an hour to produce a mating call to attract females. New research unveils the physiology that makes these rapid muscle contractions possible.

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Richard Brantley and Andrew Bass, Cornell University

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