Electroreception in the Guiana dolphin (Sotalia guianensis)

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 279, Issue 1729, 2012, Pages 663-668

  Czech Damal, Nicole U ^a   Liebschner, Alexander ^b   Miersch, Lars ^c   Klauer, Gertrud ^d   Hanke, Frederike D ^c   Marshall, Christopher ^e   Dehnhardt, Guido ^c   Hanke, Wolf ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HAMBURG   (Germany)

^b German Federal Agency for Nature Conservation   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROSTOCK   (Germany)

^d GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^e TEXAS A AND M UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Dolphin; Electroreception; Sensory system; Vibrissal crypt; Vibrissal system; Whiskers

Indexed keywords

AMPHIBIAN; DOLPHIN; ELECTRIC FIELD; HISTOLOGY; LIFESTYLE; SENSORY SYSTEM;

AMPHIBIA; MAMMALIA; MONOTREMATA; PISCES; SOTALIA GUIANENSIS;

EID: 84855689014     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2011.1127     Document Type: Article

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