Design features for electric communication

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1217-1228

  Hopkins, Carl D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Communication; Conductivity; Electric fish; Electric organ; Electrocommunication; Electrocyte; Electrostatic field; Evolution; Gymnotid; Gymnotiform; Mormyrid; Mormyrida e; Mormyriform

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRICITY; IMPEDANCE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC IMPEDANCE; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROSTATICS;

EID: 0033136834     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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