Possible involvement of the ampullary electroreceptor system in detection of frequency-modulated electrocommunication signals in Eigenmannia

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

Volumn 183, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 543-552

  Naruse, M ^a   Kawasaki, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Ampullary electroreceptor system; Animal communication; Behavioral discrimination; Electric fish; FM detection

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; CONDITIONING; CYTOLOGY; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INNERVATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CONDITIONING (PSYCHOLOGY); ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; SENSORY THRESHOLDS;

ANIMALIA; EIGENMANNIA;

EID: 0032212555     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050280     Document Type: Article

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