Stimulus frequency differentially affects chirping in two species of weakly electric fish: Implications for the evolution of signal structure and function

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 14, 2007, Pages 2501-2509

  Kolodziejski, Johanna A ^a   Sanford, Sara E ^a,b   Smith, G Troy ^a  

^a INDIANA UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Apteronotus; Chirping; Communication; Difference frequency; Electric fish; Sexual dimorphism; Signal evolution

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GYMNOTIFORMES; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SPECIES DIFFERENCE;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; GYMNOTIFORMES; MALE; SEX FACTORS; SPECIES SPECIFICITY;

APTERONOTIDAE; APTERONOTUS; APTERONOTUS ALBIFRONS; APTERONOTUS LEPTORHYNCHUS;

EID: 34547772627     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.005272     Document Type: Article

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