Principles of Electrolocation and Jamming Avoidance in Electric Fish A Neuroethological Approach /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
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Berlin, Heidelberg :
Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer,
1977.
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| Edition: | 1st ed. 1977. |
| Series: | Studies of Brain Function,
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| Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-81161-6 |
Table of Contents:
- A. Introduction
- B. General Physiological and Anatomical Background
- I.The Electric Organ
- II.Electroreceptors
- III. Taxonomy of Electrolocating Fish
- IV. The Spectral Composition of Electric Organ Discharges
- V.The Neuroanatomy of Electric Fish
- C. The Mechanism of Electrolocation
- I. Spatial Aspects of Electrolocation
- II. Response Characteristics and Central Projections of Tuberous Electroreceptors
- III.Central Processing of Electric Images
- IV. Behavioral Measures of Electrolocation Performance
- V. Electrolocation Performance in the Presence of Electric Noise and Mechanisms of Jamming Avoidance
- VI. Neuronal Mechanisms Linked to Jamming Avoidance and Electrolocation Under Jamming Conditions. Hypotheses and Results
- VII. Speculations on the Evolution of Pulse- and Wave-Type Electric Fish
- References.