Predation and Crypsis in the Evolution of Electric Signaling in Weakly Electric Fishes

Eavesdropping by electroreceptive predators poses a conflict for weakly electric fish, which depend on their Electric Organ Discharge (EOD) signals both for navigation and communication in the dark. The EODs that allow weakly electric fish to electrolocate and communicate in the dark may attract ele...

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Main Authors: Philip K. Stoddard, Alex Tran, Rüdiger Krahe
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Ecology and Evolution
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fevo.2019.00264/full