Plasticity of the electric organ discharge waveform of the electric fish Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus I. Quantification of day-night changes

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

Volumn 183, Issue 6, 1998, Pages 759-768

  Franchina, C R ^a   Stoddard, P K ^a  

^a FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential plasticity; Electric organ discharge; Gymnotiformes; Rapid modulation; Weakly electric fish

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; ILLUMINATION; MALE; NERVE CELL PLASTICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; TEMPERATURE;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CIRCADIAN RHYTHM; DARKNESS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; LIGHTING; MALE; NEURONAL PLASTICITY; SEX FACTORS; TEMPERATURE;

EID: 0032428992     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050299     Document Type: Article

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