Waveform discrimination, phase sensitivity and jamming avoidance in a wave-type electric fish

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1387-1398

  Kramer, Bernd ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Amplitude spectrum; Beat analysis; Eigenmannia; Electric organ discharge; Frequency difference; Gymnotiformes; Jamming avoidance response; Phase spectrum; Sensory mechanism; Signal waveform discrimination

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032986668     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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