Friedrich Ladich
Ao. Univ.-Prof. Dr.
Phone: +43-1-4277-76119
Mail: friedrich.ladich[at]univie.ac.at
Research interests
My research focuses on acoustic communication in fishes. The work covers sound generating organs and their neuronal control, the design of acoustic signals, acoustical behavior, the significance of sounds, and the perception of sounds. The latter includes the inner ear structure, the auditory periphery, hearing sensitivity, the ability to detect temporal patterns and encode conspecific sounds, and the effects of ambient and anthropogenic noise on hearing and communication.
Publications
Liesch, N & Ladich, F 2020, 'Both sexes produce sounds in vocal fish species: testing the hypothesis in the pygmy gourami (labyrinth fishes)', The Journal of experimental biology, vol. 223. doi.org/10.1242/jeb.223750
Ladich, F & Maiditsch, I 2020, 'Temperature affects sound production in fish with two sets of sonic organs: The Pictus cat', Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology. Part A: Molecular & Integrative Physiology, vol. 240, no. 110589. doi.org/10.1016/j.cbpa.2019.110589
Schulz-Mirbach, T, Ladich, F, Mittone, A, Olbinado, M, Bravin, A, Maiditsch, IP, Melzer, RR, Krysl, P & Heß, M 2020, 'Auditory chain reaction: Effects of sound pressure and particle motion on auditory structures in fishes', PLoS ONE, vol. 15, no. 3, e0230578. doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0230578
Ladich, F & Schleinzer, G 2020, 'Sound production in female Trichopsis schalleri (Labyrinth fishes): comparison to males and evolutionary considerations', Bioacoustics, vol. 29, no. 2, pp. 123-139. doi.org/10.1080/09524622.2018.1555773
Ladich, F 2019, 'Ecology of sound communication in fishes', Fish and Fisheries, vol. 20, no. 3, pp. 552-563. doi.org/10.1111/faf.12368
Schulz-Mirbach, T, Ladich, F, Plath, M & Heß, M 2019, 'Enigmatic ear stones: What we know about the functional role and evolution of fish otoliths', Biological Reviews, vol. 94, no. 2, pp. 457-482. doi.org/10.1111/brv.12463
Ladich, F 2019, Ears and Hearing in Vertebrates. in Encyclopedia of Animal Behaviour. Elsevier, pp. 46-53. doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-809633-8.01295-4
Schulz-Mirbach, T, Olbinado, M, Rack, A, Mittone, A, Bravin, A, Melzer, RR, Ladich, F & Heß, M 2018, 'In-situ visualization of sound-induced otolith motion using hard X-ray phase contrast imaging', Scientific Reports, vol. 8, no. 1, 3121. doi.org/10.1038/s41598-018-21367-0
Ladich, F 2018, 'Acoustic communication in fishes:Temperature plays a role', Fish and Fisheries. doi.org/10.1111/faf.12277