Comparative analysis of the jamming avoidance response in African and South American wave-type electric fishes

Biological Bulletin

Volumn 191, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 103-108

  Kawasaki, Masashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; EIGENMANNIA; GYMNARCHUS; PISCES;

EID: 0030220668     PISSN: 00063185     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2307/1543070     Document Type: Conference Paper

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