Imaging in electrosensory systems

Interdisciplinary Sciences – Computational Life Sciences

Volumn 2, Issue 4, 2010, Pages 291-307

  Pereira, Ana Carolina ^a   Caputi, Angel Ariel ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

active electroreception; active senses; contextual effects; electric fish; electric image; electrolocation; imprimence; perception; perturbing field; reafference; stamp

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIA; MAMMALIA;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMAL; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRICITY; FISH; MAMMAL; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSATION; SENSORY RECEPTOR;

AMPHIBIANS; ANIMALS; BIOPHYSICS; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRICITY; FISHES; MAMMALS; SENSATION; SENSORY RECEPTOR CELLS;

EID: 80051828636     PISSN: 19132751     EISSN: 18671462     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s12539-010-0049-2     Document Type: Review

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