Electroeception

by Bullock, Theodore H.; Hopkins, Carl D.; Popper, Arthur N.; Fay, Richard R.

• ISBN13: 9780387231921
• ISBN10: 0387231927
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2005-08-18
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Electroreception has become one of the most revealing areas in the study of the neural basis of behavior, and neurobiologists recognize it as a model sensory system for experimental study. Through studies of electroreception, researchers have gained extensive knowledge about a complete sensory system, from molecular biology to computation, communication, and behavior. The 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.

Table of Contents

Volume Dedication	v
Chapters Dedication	vii
Series Preface	ix
Volume Preface	xi
Contributors	xv
Explaining Electroreception	1	(4)
Theodore H. Bullock
Carl D. Hopkins
From Electrogenesis to Electroreception: An Overview	5	(42)
Gunther K.H. Zupanc
Theodore H. Bullock
Morphology of Electroreceptive Sensory Organs	47	(21)
Jorgen Morup Jorgensen
Central Neuroanatomy of Electrosensory Systems in Fish	68	(44)
Curtis C. Bell
Leonard Maler
Ontogeny of Electroreceptors and Their Neural Circuitry	112	(20)
R. Glenn Northcutt
The Physiology of Low-Frequency Electrosensory Systems	132	(22)
David Bodznick
John C. Montgomery
Physiology of Tuberous Electrosensory Systems	154	(41)
Masashi Kawasaki
Plasticity of Sense Organs and Brain	195	(34)
Joseph Bastian
Harold H. Zakon
Behavior of Animals with Passive, Low-Frequency Electrosensory Systems	229	(35)
Lon A. Wilkens
Michael H. Hofmann
Passive Electrolocation and the Sensory Guidance of Oriented Behavior	264	(26)
Carl D. Hopkins
Target Detection, Image Analysis, and Modeling	290	(28)
Mark E. Nelson
Comparing Octavolateralis Sensory Systems: What Can We Learn?	318	(42)
Sheryl Coombs
John C. Montgomery
Diversity and Phylogeny of Neotropical Electric Fishes (Gymnotiformes)	360	(50)
James S. Albert
William G.R. Crampton
Electric Organs and Their Control	410	(43)
Angel Ariel Caputi
Bruce A. Carlson
Omar Macadar
Index	453