Prey capture in the weakly electric fish Apteronotus albifrons: Sensory acquisition strategies and electrosensory consequences

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 10, 1999, Pages 1195-1203

  Nelson, Mark E ^a,b   Maciver, Malcolm A ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT URBANA CHAMPAIGN   (United States)

Author keywords

Apteronotus albifrons; Computational neuroethology; Electrolocation; P type afferent; Prey capture; Signal processing

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SENSATION;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRICITY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; IMAGE PROCESSING, COMPUTER-ASSISTED; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; SENSATION;

EID: 0033137084     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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