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electroreception: a standalone construct

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electroreception1 CONSTRUCTElectroreceptionKALMIJN · FISH PHYSIOLOGY

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Fish physiology

the ability of sharks and rays to detect weak bioelectric fields from prey and use them to locate and strike it.

In fish physiology, electroreception refers to the ability of sharks and rays to detect weak bioelectric fields from prey and use them to locate and strike it. This meaning comes from Kalmijn (1971) in Journal of Experimental Biology.[1]

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  1. Kalmijn, A. J. (1971). The Electric Sense of Sharks and Rays. Journal of Experimental Biology, 55(2), 371-383. https://doi.org/10.1242/jeb.55.2.371

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