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Electric eels use high-voltage to track fast-moving prey

Electric eels (Electrophorus electricus) are legendary for their ability to incapacitate fish, humans, and horses with hundreds of volts of electricity. The function of this output as a weapon has been obvious for centuries but its potential role for electroreception has been overlooked. Here it is...

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Autor principal: Catania, Kenneth C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2015
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4667699/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26485580
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms9638