Fish geometry and electric organ discharge determine functional organization of the electrosensory epithelium.

Active electroreception in Gymnotus omarorum is a sensory modality that perceives the changes that nearby objects cause in a self generated electric field. The field is emitted as repetitive stereotyped pulses that stimulate skin electroreceptors. Differently from mormyriformes electric fish, gymnot...

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Main Authors: Juan Ignacio Sanguinetti-Scheck, Eduardo Federico Pedraja, Esteban Cilleruelo, Adriana Migliaro, Pedro Aguilera, Angel Ariel Caputi, Ruben Budelli
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3214058?pdf=render