Electric organ morphology and function in the lesser electric ray, Narcine brasiliensis

Zoology

Volumn 112, Issue 6, 2009, Pages 442-450

  Macesic, Laura J ^a   Kajiura, Stephen M ^a  

^a FLORIDA ATLANTIC UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Electric organ discharge; Electro somatic index; Intraspecific communication; Predator defense; Torpediniformes

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; MALE; PHYSIOLOGY;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGICAL PHENOMENA; FEMALE; MALE; SKATES (FISH);

NARCINE BRASILIENSIS; TORPEDINIDAE; TORPEDINIFORMES;

EID: 70350573953     PISSN: 09442006     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.zool.2009.02.002     Document Type: Article

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