Modeling the electric field of weakly electric fish

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 18, 2006, Pages 3636-3651

  Babineau, David ^a   Longtin, André ^a   Lewis, John E ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Apteronotus leptorhynchus; Electric image; Electrolocation; Finite element model

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDIOVISUAL EQUIPMENT; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GYMNOTIFORMES; HISTOLOGY; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; CALIBRATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; GYMNOTIFORMES; MODELS, ANATOMIC; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; PERCEPTION;

APTERONOTUS LEPTORHYNCHUS;

EID: 33750221433     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02403     Document Type: Article

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