The Electric Organ Discharge of Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus: The Effects of Environmental Variables on Waveform Generation

Brain, Behavior and Evolution

Volumn 52, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 148-158

  Caputi, A A ^a,b   Silva, A C ^a   Macadar, O ^a  

^a UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

^b INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Electric organ discharge; Electrocommunication; Electrolocation; Hypopomus; Neuroethology; Temperature; Water conductivity; Weakly electric fish

Indexed keywords

BRACHYHYPOPOMUS PINNICAUDATUS; GYMNOTIDAE; HYPOPOMUS;

NEUROMUSCULAR BLOCKING AGENT; TUBOCURARINE CHLORIDE;

AIR; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELD; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEAD; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT; TAIL; TEMPERATURE; TIME;

AIR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROMAGNETIC FIELDS; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ENVIRONMENT; FEMALE; HEAD; MALE; NEUROMUSCULAR NONDEPOLARIZING AGENTS; SEX CHARACTERISTICS; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; TAIL; TEMPERATURE; TIME FACTORS; TUBOCURARINE;

EID: 0031603593     PISSN: 00068977     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1159/000006559     Document Type: Article

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