References

Dunlap, K.D., McAnelly, M.L., Zakon, H.H.  1997.  Estrogen modifies an electrocommunication signal by altering the electrocyte sodium current in an electric fish, Sternopygus.  The Journal of Neuroscience 17:2869-2875.

Hagendorn, M. and Heiligenberg, W.  1985.  Court and Spark: electric signals in the courtship and mating of gymnotoid fish.  Animal Behavior 33:254-265.

Hopkins, C.  1974.  Electric communication in fish: Certain species of fish produce electric signals that are used for identification, aggregation, and dispersal.  American Scientist 62:426-437.

Westby, G.W.M.  1988.  The ecology, discharge diversity and predatory behavior of gymnotiforme electric fish in the coastal streams of French Guiana.  Behavioral Ecological Sociobiology 22:341-354.

Zakon, H.H.  1996.  Hormonal modulation of communication signals in electric fish.  Developmental Neuroscience 18:115-123.
 
 

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