Underwater object inspection by optical sensors is usually unreliable in turbid or dark
environments. Here, we designed a biomimetic 'electric camera', inspired by weakly electric …

Agonistic behavior involves the displays that arise when conspecifics compete for valuable
resources such as territory. After conflict resolution, dominants obtain priority access to the …

Localizing the source of a signal is often as important as deciphering the signal's message.
Localization mechanisms must cope with the challenges of representing the spatial …

The knifefish Apteronotus leptorhynchus exhibits indeterminate growth throughout
adulthood. This phenomenon extends to the spinal cord, presumably through the continuous …

Despite considerable advances, studying electrocommunication of weakly electric fish,
particularly in pulse-type species, is challenging as very short signal epochs at variable …

Agonistic behaviour related to territorial defence is likely to be costly in terms of energy loss
and risk of injury. Hence information about the fighting ability of a potential opponent could …

Identifying and understanding the current sources that give rise to bioelectric fields is a
fundamental problem in the biological sciences. It is very difficult, for example, to attribute the …

Since the pioneering work by Moeller, Szabo and Bullock, weakly electric fish have been
widely used as a model to approach the study of both spatial and social cognitive abilities in …

The zebrafish (Danio rerio) has been the preferred model organism in developmental
biology and genetic studies. Over the last two decades, more behavioural neuroscientists …

The detection and localization of signals relies on arrays of receptors and their spatial
organization plays a key role in setting the accuracy of the system. Electrosensory signals in …