Distance discrimination during active electrolocation in the weakly electric fish Gnathonemus petersii

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 186, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1185-1197

  Schwarz, Stephan ^a,b   Von der Emde, Gerhard ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral strategies; Depth perception; Environmental imaging; Sensory illusion; Spatial orientation

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; GNATHONEMUS PETERSII;

EID: 0034471426     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590000170     Document Type: Article

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