... ( Galeorhinus galeus ). The aim of this experiment was to test if sharks are more sensitive to vertical ( z -axis) or head-to-tail ( x -axis) accelerations, and whether there are any differences between species. Our results support previous findings, suggesting that shark ears can receive sounds from all...

... ) and the school shark ( Galeorhinus galeus ). AEPs were measured in response to tone bursts (frequencies: 80, 100, 150, 200, 300, 450, 600, 800 and 1200 Hz) from an underwater speaker positioned 55 cm in front of the shark in an experimental tank. AEP detection thresholds were derived visually and statistically...