Convergent evolution of weakly electric fishes from floodplain habitats in Africa and South America

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 49, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 175-186

  Winemiller, Kirk O ^a   Adite, Alphonse ^a  

^a TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

diet; electrogenesis; electroreception; foraging; morphology; niche; Venezuela; Zamb ia

Indexed keywords

CONVERGENT EVOLUTION; DIETARY OVERLAP; FISH ASSEMBLAGE; MORPHOLOGY; NICHE OVERLAP;

VENEZUELA; ZAMBIA;

GYMNOTIFORMES; MORMYRIDAE; MORMYROPS DELICIOSUS;

EID: 0030617624     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007376826609     Document Type: Article

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