A central pacemaker that underlies the production of seasonal and sexually dimorphic social signals: Anatomical and electrophysiological aspects

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 197, Issue 1, 2011, Pages 75-88

  Quintana, Laura ^a   Pouso, Paula ^a   Fabbiani, Gabriela ^a,b   Macadar, Omar ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE LA REPÚBLICA   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Brachyhypopomus gauderio; Communication; CPG; Electric fish; Medullary nucleus

Indexed keywords

EID: 78650789258     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-010-0588-3     Document Type: Article

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