Electric communication in South American gymnotiform fishes;Comunicación eléctrica en peces sudamericanos del orden gymnotiformes

Revista Latinoamericana de Psicologia

Volumn 39, Issue 1, 2007, Pages 31-45

  Macadar, Omar ^a   Silva, Ana ^b  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Brachyhypopomus pinnicaudatus; Courship; Electric organ; Gymnotiformes; Sexual dimorphism

Indexed keywords

EID: 34249743106     PISSN: 01200534     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Review

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