Multiplexed temporal coding of electric communication signals in mormyrid fishes

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 2365-2379

  Baker, Christa A ^a   Kohashi, Tsunehiko ^a,b   Lyons Warren, Ariel M ^a   Ma, Xiaofeng ^a   Carlson, Bruce A ^a  

^a WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NAGOYA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Anti coincidence detection; Coincidence detection; Delay line; Duration tuning; Electric organ discharge; Interval tuning; Sub millisecond timing differences; Temporal filter; Weakly electric fish

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANTI-COINCIDENCE DETECTION; COINCIDENCE DETECTION; DELAY LINE; DURATION TUNING; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTRIC ORGAN DISCHARGE; EVOLUTION; FEMALE; HISTOLOGY; INTERVAL TUNING; MALE; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NERVE TRACT; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SUB-MILLISECOND TIMING DIFFERENCES; TEMPORAL FILTER; WEAKLY ELECTRIC FISH;

ANTI-COINCIDENCE DETECTION; COINCIDENCE DETECTION; DELAY LINE; DURATION TUNING; ELECTRIC ORGAN DISCHARGE; INTERVAL TUNING; SUB-MILLISECOND TIMING DIFFERENCES; TEMPORAL FILTER; WEAKLY ELECTRIC FISH;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ELECTRIC FISH; ELECTRIC ORGAN; FEMALE; MALE; NERVE NET; NEURAL PATHWAYS;

MORMYRIDAE; PISCES;

EID: 84879528408     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.082289     Document Type: Review

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