Waveform diversity of electric organ discharges: The role of electric organ auto-excitability in Gymnotus spp

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 21, 2009, Pages 3478-3489

  Rodríguez Cattáneo, Alejo ^a   Caputi, Angel Ariel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Electric fish; Electric organ; Electrocyte; Evolution; Intrinsic properties

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GYMNOTIFORMES; HISTOLOGY; PHENOTYPE; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUTH AMERICA;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; GYMNOTIFORMES; PHENOTYPE; SOUTH AMERICA;

GYMNOTUS; GYMNOTUS SP.;

EID: 70350212729     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.033217     Document Type: Article

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