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Area of Science:

  • Sensory Ecology
  • Evolutionary Biology
  • Aquatic Vertebrate Biology

Background:

  • The established
  • sensory horizon
  • concept primarily focuses on visual perception.
  • This overlooks the complex sensory worlds of aquatic animals.
  • Aquatic vertebrates rely on a diverse array of senses beyond vision.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To critique the visual-centric
  • sensory horizon
  • framework.
  • To advocate for a more inclusive concept that acknowledges multisensory integration in aquatic environments.
  • To propose the term
  • multisensory horizon
  • as a more accurate descriptor.

Main Methods:

  • Literature review and conceptual analysis.
  • Examination of evidence for multisensory integration in aquatic vertebrates.
  • Critique of visual bias in ecological and evolutionary studies.

Main Results:

  • Aquatic vertebrates possess highly developed auditory, mechanosensory, olfactory, and tactile systems.
  • Multisensory integration is crucial for essential behaviors in aquatic life.
  • Evidence suggests that complex multisensory integration evolved in aquatic environments.

Conclusions:

  • The term
  • sensory horizon
  • is an inadequate representation of aquatic animal perception.
  • A
  • multisensory horizon
  • framework is necessary to accurately capture ecological and evolutionary realities.
  • Adopting the
  • multisensory horizon
  • concept will foster a more comprehensive understanding of sensory biology.