Electrical and behavioral courtship displays in the mormyrid fish Brienomyrus brachyistius

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 13, 2007, Pages 2244-2252

  Wong, Ryan Y ^a   Hopkins, Carl D ^a  

^a Department of Obstetrics Gynecology   (United States)

Author keywords

Brienomyrus; Courtship; Electric organ discharge; Electrocommunication; Mormyridae; Reproduction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; MALE; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

BRIENOMYRUS; BRIENOMYRUS BRACHYISTIUS; MORMYRIDAE;

EID: 34447511495     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.003509     Document Type: Article

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