Ontogenetic development of electric-organ discharges in a mormyrid fish, the bulldog Marcusenius macrolepidotus (South African form)

Journal of Fish Biology

Volumn 69, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 1190-1201

  Werneyer, M ^a   Kramer, B ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF REGENSBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

Development; Electric organ discharge; Fish larvae; Mormyridae; Ontogeny; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

FISH; HATCHING; JUVENILE; ONTOGENY; SPAWNING; TRANSFORMATION; WAVEFORM ANALYSIS;

MARCUSENIUS MACROLEPIDOTUS; MORMYRIDAE; POLLIMYRUS ADSPERSUS;

EID: 33748693767     PISSN: 00221112     EISSN: 10958649     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1095-8649.2006.01195.x     Document Type: Article

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