Interruption of pacemaker signals by a diencephalic nucleus in the African electric fish, Gymnarchus niloticus

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 192, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 509-521

  Zhang, Ying ^a   Kawasaki, Masashi ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VIRGINIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric fish; Electric organ discharge; Interruption behavior; Prepacemaker nucleus; Social communication

Indexed keywords

BIOCYTIN; DRUG DERIVATIVE; GLUTAMIC ACID; LYSINE;

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL RHYTHM; BRAIN MAPPING; CYTOLOGY; DIENCEPHALON; DRUG EFFECT; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; IONTOPHORESIS; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL CLOCKS; BRAIN MAPPING; DIENCEPHALON; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; GLUTAMIC ACID; IONTOPHORESIS; LYSINE; NEURONS; SOCIAL BEHAVIOR;

EID: 33645798640     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-005-0089-y     Document Type: Article

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