Talk:Lateral line

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In echolocation a sound is emitted (by some animal or device), reflected (by an external object) and detected again (by the same animal or device that emitted the sound signal). Because the lateral line does not emit any sound signal, the term echolocation is inappropriate. The lateral line can detect the mechanical signal originating from a moving object. If the animal creates a current field around its body by moving around in the water (like the bow wave of a boat), the lateral line can also detect a stationary object because the object will disrupt that current field. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 194.151.7.188 (talk • contribs).


 * I agree. Next time be bold and change it yourself! —Keenan Pepper 13:24, 24 April 2006 (UTC)

When talking about the blind cavefish, it is suggested that they sense their prey without the use of sight - is this done by the detection of ripples in the water? What other possibilities are there? Oh, and can it be sourced? Thank you please. Icosahedron (talk) 13:50, 9 September 2008 (UTC)Icosahedron

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Unexpected article
I was searching for "lateral line" as in a line that connects a building to a city's public sewer system. Is there an article on this subject? Or should a disambiguation page be created saying there is another use of "lateral line"?--Mjrmtg (talk) 17:37, 10 May 2010 (UTC)

Article Rewrite
I recently rewrote this article for a class of mine, so any new issues with it are my responsibility. I'm still new to creating articles, so any feedback would be appreciated. However, I just realized I forgot to log in before making the changes, so I just wanted to make sure that no one thinks the page was redone by an anonymous vandal or anything. mso28 (talk) 06:51, 10 December 2011 (UTC)
 * I had already looked over your changes, and while I'm not an expert on that particular sensory system, it's obvious that the rewrite is a big improvement. In my experience expertise counts for way more than wiki-knowledge, and I hope you'll feel free to make any edits that seem right to you.  Regards, Looie496 (talk) 16:58, 10 December 2011 (UTC)

Article modification
Hello, I am working on adding a developmental section to this article. I was wondering if anyone had some recent sources they would like to share with me or critiques they can provide on the work I add. More specifically, I would like to talk about the contribution of cell movement and proteins which lead to the formation of the lateral line. Thank you for your time. Liz0618 (talk) 18:23, 10 March 2017 (UTC)

Developmental Section
I also believe it would be advantageous to add a developmental section to this page. I have found an article that contains good information regarding the development of the lateral line in zebrafish, but also has more general information as well. It can be found below: http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0960982209009117

Please let me know if anyone has any suggestions regarding this possible addition. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cksmith8 (talk • contribs) 00:20, 11 March 2017 (UTC)


 * I think that that would be good. I would say make it a small section though. Maybe a subheading. EditSafe (talk) 03:58, 11 March 2017 (UTC)

Additional Image
Hello. After reading through the article and looking at the images, I was wondering if anyone had an image that shows the cross section at a lateral line canal. I feel that it may be beneficial to see the relationship between the superficial components with deep structures, such as muscle. The article has a good figure of a horizontal section of the lateral line system, but it focuses on the more superficial relationship between the scales and the lateral line canal.

Please let me know if anyone has access to an image similar to this, or if there are any other suggestions regarding this addition.Joe.Perez (talk) 02:56, 11 March 2017 (UTC)==