Electric organ discharges and electric images during electrolocation

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1185-1193

  Assad, Christopher ^a,b   Rasnow, Brian ^c,d   Stoddard, Philip K ^e  

^a California Institute of Technology   (United States)

^b CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^c CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

^d AMGEN INC   (United States)

^e FLORIDA INTERNATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric fish; Electric organ discharge; Electrolocation; Electroreception; Gymnotiformes

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY RECEPTOR;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; MOTOR ACTIVITY; RECEPTORS, SENSORY;

EID: 0033136370     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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