Fish perform spatial pattern recognition and abstraction by exclusive use of active electrolocation

Current Biology

Volumn 14, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 818-823

  Graff, Christian ^a   Kaminski, Gwenaël ^a   Gresty, Michael ^b   Ohlmann, Théophile ^c  

^a UNIV GRENOBLE ALPES   (France)

^b CHARING CROSS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

^c UNIVERSITÉ PIERRE MENDÈS FRANCE   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DEPTH PERCEPTION; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRODE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; ELECTROSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE;

ANIMALS; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRIC STIMULATION; ELECTRODES; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; PSYCHOMOTOR PERFORMANCE; SPACE PERCEPTION; SPATIAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALIA; ELECTRIC FISH; INSECTA;

EID: 2342466166     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2004.04.039     Document Type: Article

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