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professor pictureProfessor and Interim Associate Dean

email:apopper@umd.edu
phone:
301.405.1940 (office)
301.405.6903 (lab)
fax:301.314.9358
office:2225 Bio-Psych
graduate programs: Biology, BEES, C-CEBH, NACS
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RESEARCH INTERESTS

Marine bio-acoustics, or the study of acoustic behavior by aquatic organisms. In particular, research emphasis asks questions about: (1) Structure, function, and evolution of the vertebrate auditory system, with an emphasis on auditory mechanisms in fishes; and (2) Effects of human-generated (anthropogenic) sound on aquatic organisms, including effects of high intensity sources and longer-term but lower level increases in background sound. Studies in both areas involve morphological, physiological, and behavioral approaches to help understand hearing mechanisms and capabilities.

Recent Publications


Mann, D. A, Popper, A. N. and Wilson, B. (2005). Pacific herring hearing does not include ultrasound. Biology Letters, 22:158-161.

Hastings, M. C. and Popper, A. N. (2005). Effects of sound on fish. California Department of Transportation Contract 43A0139 Task Order, 1.

Popper, A. N., Ramcharitar, J., and Campana, S. E. (2005). Why otoliths? Insights from inner ear physiology and fisheries biology. Marine and Freshwater Research, in press.

Popper, A. N., Smith, M. E., Cott, P. A., Hanna, B. W., MacGillivray, A, O, Austin, M. E, Mann, D. A. (2005). Effects of exposure to seismic airgun use on hearing of three fish species. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 117:3958-3971.

Buran, B. N., Deng, X., and Popper, A. N. (2005). Structural variation in the inner ears of four deep-sea elopomorph fishes. J. Morphol. 265:215-225.

Ramcharitar, J., Higgs, D. and Popper, A. N. (2006). Audition in Sciaenid Fishes with Different Swim Bladder-Inner Ear Configurations. J. Acoust. Soc. Am. 119:439-443.

Song, J., Matieu, A., Soper, R. F., and Popper, A. N. (2006). Structure of the inner ear of bluefin tuna (Thunnus thynnus). J. Fish. Biol., 68:1767-1781.

Ramcharitar, J., Gannon, D. P., and Popper, A. N. (2006). Bioacoustics of the family Sciaenidae (croakers and drumfishes). Tran. Am. Fish. Soc., 135: 1409-1431.

Kwak, S., Vemarajou, S., Moorman, S. J, Zeddies, D., Popper, A. N., and Riley, B. B. (2006). Zebrafish pax5 regulates development of the utricular macula and vestibular function. Develop. Dynamics 235:3026-3038.

Smith, M. E., Coffin, A. B., Miller, D. L., and Popper, A. N. (2006). Anatomical and functional recovery of the goldfish (Carassius auratus) ear following noise exposure. J. Exp. Biol., 209:4193-4202.

Mann, D. A., Cott, P. A., Hanna, B. W., and Popper, A. N. (2006). Hearing in eight species of northern Canadian freshwater fishes: implications for seismic surveys. J. Fish. Biol., 70:109-120.

Coffin, A. B., Dabdoud, A., Kelley, M. W., and Popper, A. N. (2007). Myosin VI and VIIa distribution among inner ear epithelia in diverse fishes. Hear. Res., 224:15-26.

Popper, A. N., Halvorsen, M. B., Kane, E., Miller, D. D., Smith, M. E., Stein, P., and Wysocki, L. E. (2007). The effects of high-intensity, low-frequency active sonar on rainbow trout. J. Acoust. Soc. Am., 122:623-635.