Electric field interactions in pairs of electric fish: Modeling and mimicking naturalistic inputs

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 98, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 479-490

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

^a UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Electrosensory system; Finite element modeling; Weakly electric fish

Indexed keywords

COMPUTATIONAL METHODS; ELECTRIC FIELD EFFECTS; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; FISH; SENSORY PERCEPTION;

ELECTRIC IMAGES; ELECTROSENSORY SYSTEM; WEAKLY ELECTRIC FISH;

PHYSIOLOGICAL MODELS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSATION; SENSORY RECEPTOR;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRICITY; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; RECEPTORS, SENSORY; SENSATION;

EID: 43949083363     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: 14320770     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-008-0218-0     Document Type: Article

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