Penn-led team uncovers the physiology behind the hour-long mating call of midshipman fish

Penn-led team uncovers the physiology behind the hour-long mating call of midshipman fish 01/17/2018 03:41 PM EST A new study led by University of Pennsylvania researchers provides an explanation for how Pacific midshipman fish can generate a mating call that emits continuously from their bodies for a full hour, entailing 360,000 muscle contractions. Full story at https://news.upenn.edu/news/penn-led-team-uncovers-physiology-behind-hour-long-mating-call-midshipman-fish Source University of Pennsylvania This is an NSF News From the Field item. Follow NSF:  This email was sent using GovDelivery Communications Cloud on behalf of: National Science Foundation Update · 2415 Eisenhower Avenue, Alexandria, VA 22314 · 703-292-5111