The energetics of electric organ discharge generation in gymnotiform weakly electric fish

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 2459-2468

  Salazar, Vielka L ^a   Krahe, Rüdiger ^b   Lewis, John E ^c  

^a CAPE BRETON UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Action potential; Bioelectric signalling; Electric field; Electrosensory system; Energetic cost; Metabolic rate; Neuroenergetics; Oxygen consumption; Signal evolution

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; BIOELECTRIC SIGNALLING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ELECTROSENSORY SYSTEM; ENERGETIC COST; ENERGY METABOLISM; EVOLUTION; GYMNOTIFORMES; METABOLIC RATE; NEUROENERGETICS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; SENSATION; SIGNAL EVOLUTION;

ACTION POTENTIAL; BIOELECTRIC SIGNALLING; ELECTRIC FIELD; ELECTROSENSORY SYSTEM; ENERGETIC COST; METABOLIC RATE; NEUROENERGETICS; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; SIGNAL EVOLUTION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; BIOLOGICAL EVOLUTION; ELECTRIC ORGAN; ENERGY METABOLISM; GYMNOTIFORMES; SENSATION;

GYMNOTIFORMES;

EID: 84879546771     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.082735     Document Type: Review

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