Analysis of the jamming avoidance response in the electric fish Gymnotus carapo

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 80, Issue 4, 1999, Pages 269-283

  Capurro, Alberto ^a,b   Pakdaman, Khashayar ^a   Perrone, Rossana ^b   Macadar, Omar ^b  

^a OSAKA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b Microbial Biochemistry and Genomics Department   (Uruguay)

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EID: 0040291986     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s004220050524     Document Type: Article

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