Sex Associated Effects of Noise Pollution in Stone Sculpin () as a Model Object in the Context of Human-Induced Rapid Environmental Change.

This work simulates the consequences of HIREC using stone sculpins as model organisms. Sex-dependent effects of long-term noise exposure at mean sound pressure levels of 160-179 dB re 1 μPa (SPL) were measured. We applied a multilevel approach to testing the stress response: a comparative analysis of the macula sacculi and an assessment of hematological and molecular stress responses.