| Description |
1 online resource (xvi, 467 pages) : illustrations |
| Series |
Springer handbook of auditory research |
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Springer handbook of auditory research.
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| Contents |
Explaining Electroreception -- From Electrogenesis to Electroreception: An Overview -- Morphology of Electroreceptive Sensory Organs -- Central Neuroanatomy of Electrosensory Systems in Fish -- Ontogeny of Electroreceptors and Their Neural Circuitry -- The Physiology of Low-Frequency Electrosensory Systems -- Physiology of Tuberous Electrosensory Systems -- Plasticity of Sense Organs and Brain -- Behavior of Animals with Passive, Low-Frequency Electrosensory Systems -- Passive Electrolocation and the Sensory Guidance of Oriented Behavior -- Target Detection, Image Analysis, and Modeling -- Comparing Octavolateralis Sensory Systems: What Can We Learn? -- Diversity and Phylogeny of Neotropical Electric Fishes (Gymnotiformes) -- Electric Organs and Their Control |
| Summary |
"This book, Electroreception, will examine the behavior, structure and function of the electrosensory systems of fish and other vertebrates. As a comprehensive volume on the subject, the book will serve as both an introduction to the study of electroreception and a reference and review volume for researchers in related fields."--Jacket |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
| In |
Springer e-books |
| Subject |
Electroreceptors.
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Sensory Receptor Cells
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Anthropology -- Physical.
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Elektroreceptoren.
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Communicatie.
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Vissen (dierkunde)
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Electroreceptors.
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Biomédecine.
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Sciences de la vie.
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Electroreceptors
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Elektroreceptoren.
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Communicatie.
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Vissen (dierkunde)
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Bullock, Theodore Holmes
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| LC no. |
2004057843 |
| ISBN |
0387231927 |
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9780387231921 |
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0387282750 |
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9780387282756 |
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6610716099 |
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9786610716098 |
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1280716096 |
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9781280716096 |
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