The active electrosensory range of Gymnotus omarorum

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 215, Issue 18, 2012, Pages 3266-3280

  Pereira, Ana Carolina ^a   Aguilera, Pedro ^a   Caputi, Angel A ^a  

^a INSTITUTO DE INVESTIGACIONES BIOLÓGICAS CLEMENTE ESTABLE   (Uruguay)

Author keywords

Active senses; Detection; Electric image; Reafference; ROC curve; Sensory scene

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC ORGAN; GYMNOTIFORMES; HISTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SKIN; STIMULATION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; ECOSYSTEM; ELECTRIC CONDUCTIVITY; ELECTRIC ORGAN; GYMNOTIFORMES; PHYSICAL STIMULATION; SKIN;

GYMNOTUS;

EID: 84865726169     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.070813     Document Type: Article

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