Behavioral sensitivity of the european blind cave salamander, proteus anguinus, and a pyrenean newt, euproctus asper, to electrical fields in water

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 49, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 121-131

  Schlegel, Peter A ^a  

^a CNRS   (France)

Author keywords

Behavioral tests; Euproctus asper; Passive electrosensitivity; Proteus anguinus

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; AVOIDANCE BEHAVIOR; ELECTROSTIMULATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; SALAMANDER;

ANIMALS; AVOIDANCE LEARNING; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; SALAMANDRIDAE; SENSORY THRESHOLDS; URODELA;

EID: 0030642017     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000112986     Document Type: Article

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