Swimming patterns associated with foraging in phylogenetically and ecologically diverse American weakly electric teleosts (Gymnotiformes)

Environmental Biology of Fishes

Volumn 58, Issue 1, 2000, Pages 97-104

  Nanjappa, Priya ^a   Brand, Lance ^a   Lannoo, Michael J ^a  

^a BALL STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Backwards locomotion; Electrolocation; Electroreception; Foraging behavior; Reverse swimming

Indexed keywords

ELECTRIC FIELD; FORAGING BEHAVIOR; PREY LOCATION; SWIMMING BEHAVIOR; TELEOST;

APTERONOTUS ALBIFRONS; BRACHYHYPOPOMUS; EIGENMANNIA VIRESCENS; GYMNOTUS CARAPO; RHAMPHICHTHYS ROSTRATUS; STERNOPYGUS MACRURUS;

EID: 0034069865     PISSN: 03781909     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1023/A:1007656801949     Document Type: Article

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