Sensory Physiology of Aquatic Lower Vertebrates

Advances in Physiological Sciences, Volume 31: Sensory Physiology of Aquatic Lower Vertebrates covers the proceedings of the symposia of the 28th International Congress of Physiology. The book presents 17 papers that detail advance findings in the sensory physiology of aquatic lower vertebrates.
The coverage of the text includes electroreceptors in Indian catfish teleosts; electroreceptive microampulla in the African mudfish Clarias lazera; and species specificity of electric organ discharges in a sympatric group of gymnotoid fish from Manaus. The book also presents comparative studies, such as the sex differences in the electric organ discharge of Eigenmannia virescens and the effect of gonadal maturation; and behavioral studies, such as social behavior in mormyrid fish.
The book will be of great interest to marine biologists, ethologists, and zoologists.

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Foreword
Electroreceptors in Indian Catfish Teleosts
Electroreceptive Microampullae in the African Mudfish Clarias Lazera
Innervation Pattern in the Tuberous Organs of Gymnotus Carapo
High Sensitivity Processes in the Sensory Transduction of the Plotosus Electroreceptors
The Action of Divalent Ions and Drugs on Thermal and Electric Sensitivity of the Ampullae of Lorenzini
Patterns of Neurotransmitter Function in the Optic Tectum of Teleosts
Comparative Study of the Medullary Command (Pacemaker) Nucleus in Species of the Four Weakly Electric Fish Families
Comparative Synaptology of the Pacemaker Nucleus in the Brain of Weakly Electric Fish (Gymnotidae)
Ontogeny of Both Larval Electric Organ and Electromotoneurones in Pollimyrus Isidori (Mormyridae, Teleostei)
Efferent Connections of the Cerebellum of the Weakly Electric Fish Eigenmannia Sp. (Gymnotoidei)
Eod Time Series Analysis of Gnathonemus Petersii
Sex Differences in the Electric Organ Discharge of Eigenmannia Virescens and the Effect of Gonadal Maturation
Species Specificity of Electric Organ Discharges in a Sympatric Group of Gymnotoid Fish from Manaus (Amazonas)
Social Behavior in Mormyrid Fish (Mormyriformes, Pisces): Short and Long-Term Changes Associated with Repeated Interactions
Sensory Control of Predatory and Defensive Behaviours in Torpedo Marmorata (Pisces)
Electrocommunication in Gymnotoid Wave Fish: Significance of a Temporal Feature in the Electric Organ Discharge
Concluding Remarks on Sensory Physiology of Aquatic Lower Vertebrates
Index