Information-processing demands in electrosensory and mechanosensory lateral line systems

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 96, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 341-354

  Coombs, Sheryl ^a   New, John G ^a   Nelson, Mark ^b  

^a LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Dipole field; Electrolocation; Electrosensory; Hydrodynamic; Lateral line

Indexed keywords

DIPOLE; ELECTRORECEPTOR; FISH; HYDRODYNAMICS; INFORMATION PROCESSING; LATERAL LINE SYSTEM; MECHANORECEPTOR; MORPHOLOGY; NEUROTRANSMISSION; NONHUMAN; REVIEW; SENSORY NERVE; SIGNAL NOISE RATIO;

EID: 0005612205     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4257(03)00013-5     Document Type: Article

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