Figure-ground separation during active electrolocation in the weakly electric fish, Gnathonemus petersii

Journal of Physiology Paris

Volumn 107, Issue 1-2, 2013, Pages 72-83

  Fechler, Katharina ^a   von der Emde, Gerhard ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BONN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Background movement; Distance; Electric image; Electroreception; Object discrimination; Scene perception

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC POTENTIAL; ELECTRORECEPTOR; FORCED CHOICE METHOD; GNATHONEMUS PETERSII; NONHUMAN; PERCEPTIVE DISCRIMINATION; PERCEPTIVE THRESHOLD; RECOGNITION; SENSORY STIMULATION; STIMULUS RESPONSE; ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ASSOCIATION; DECISION MAKING; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; ELECTRIC ORGAN; INSTRUMENTAL CONDITIONING; PERCEPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; CHOICE BEHAVIOR; CONDITIONING, OPERANT; CUES; DISCRIMINATION LEARNING; DISTANCE PERCEPTION; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; SIZE PERCEPTION;

EID: 84875808077     PISSN: 09284257     EISSN: 17697115     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jphysparis.2012.03.002     Document Type: Article

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