Electrosensory interference in naturally occurring aggregates of a species of weakly electric fish, Eigenmannia virescens

Behavioural Brain Research

Volumn 164, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 83-92

  Tan, Eric W ^a   Nizar, Jonathan M ^a   Carrera G, Erika ^b   Fortune, Eric S ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b PONTIFICIA UNIVERSIDAD CATÓLICA DEL ECUADOR   (Ecuador)

Author keywords

Amazon Basin; Jamming avoidance response; Shoaling; Signal detection

Indexed keywords

RIVER WATER;

ARTICLE; CENTRAL NERVOUS SYSTEM; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION ANALYSIS; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRORECEPTOR; FOURIER ANALYSIS; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NONHUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SENSORY SYSTEM; SIGNAL TRANSDUCTION; SPECIES HABITAT;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FRESH WATER; GYMNOTIFORMES; PATTERN RECOGNITION, PHYSIOLOGICAL; PERCEPTUAL MASKING; POPULATION DENSITY; SENSE ORGANS; SOCIAL ENVIRONMENT;

EID: 24344444136     PISSN: 01664328     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.bbr.2005.06.014     Document Type: Article

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