Imaging of objects through active electrolocation in Gnathonemus petersii

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 96, Issue 5-6, 2002, Pages 431-444

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Capacitance; Distance; Electric fovea; Electric image; Object detection; Shape recognition

Indexed keywords

DISTANCE PERCEPTION; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROLOCATION; ELECTRORECEPTOR; FEEDING; GNATHONEMUS PETERSII; IMAGE PROCESSING; NONHUMAN; PREY; RETINA FOVEA; REVIEW; WAVEFORM;

EID: 0041629629     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0928-4257(03)00021-4     Document Type: Article

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