DETECTION AND GENERATION OF ELECTRIC SIGNALS | Detection and Generation of Electric Signals in Fishes: An Introduction

B. A. Carlson

doi:10.1016/B978-0-12-374553-8.00274-4

DETECTION AND GENERATION OF ELECTRIC SIGNALS | Detection and Generation of Electric Signals in Fishes: An Introduction

B. A. Carlson

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Abstract

Strongly electric fish that use electricity as a weapon have been recognized since antiquity, and they played a key role in the discovery of the electrical nature of neuromuscular signaling. More recent discoveries include low-frequency ampullary electroreceptors used for passive electrolocation, as well as weak electric organs and high-frequency tuberous electroreceptors used for active electrolocation and electrocommunication. Modern research on electrosensory organisms is diverse and continues to play an important role in the development of fundamental principles in areas such as sensory processing, motor control, sensorimotor integration, neuronal plasticity, animal communication, and diversification.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Encyclopedia of Fish Physiology
Subtitle of host publication	From Genome to Environment: Volume 1-3
Publisher	Elsevier
Pages	347-349
Number of pages	3
Volume	1-3
ISBN (Electronic)	9780123745453
ISBN (Print)	9780080923239
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1016/B978-0-12-374553-8.00274-4
State	Published - Jan 1 2011

Keywords

Active electrolocation
Electric field
Electric fish
Electric organ
Electric organ discharge
Electrocommunication
Electromotor
Electroreception
Electrosense
Electrosensory
Passive electrolocation

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