Communication signals and sound production mechanisms of mormyrid electric fish

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1417-1426

  Crawford, John D ^a   Huang, Xiaofeng ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PENNSYLVANIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Courtship display; Electric fish; Electric organ discharge; Mormyrid; Pollimyrus adspersus; Pollimyrus isidori; Sexual dimorphism; Sonic muscle; Swimbladder

Indexed keywords

POLLIMYRUS ADSPERSUS; POLLIMYRUS ISIDORI;

EID: 0033136765     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.202.10.1417     Document Type: Article

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