The power of a love song: Dopamine affects seasonal hearing in fish and facilitates mating

(Advanced Science Research Center, GC/CUNY) Scientists at The Graduate Center of The City University of New York and Brooklyn College have discovered seasonal changes in dopamine levels in the female plainfin midshipman fish's inner ear helps hearing sensitivity grow in the summer mating season, making her better able to hear the male's mating calls.
Source: EurekAlert! - Social and Behavioral Science - Category: International Medicine & Public Health Source Type: news