The electric organ discharges of the gymnotiform fishes: II. Eigenmannia

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 183, Issue 4, 1998, Pages 419-432

  Assad, C ^a   Rasnow, B ^a,b   Stoddard, P K ^c   Bower, J M ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^b AMGEN INC   (United States)

^c FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric field; Electric fish; Electroreception; Etomidate; Gymnotiformes

Indexed keywords

ETOMIDATE; HYPNOTIC SEDATIVE AGENT;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; HEMISPHERIC DOMINANCE; METABOLISM; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ETOMIDATE; FUNCTIONAL LATERALITY; HYPNOTICS AND SEDATIVES;

ANIMALIA; EIGENMANNIA; EIGENMANNIA SP.; GYMNOTIFORMES; PISCES;

EID: 0032191066     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050268     Document Type: Article

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