Electroreception and electrogenesis
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electroreception-and-electrogenesis-164-5692437
title:
Electroreception and electrogenesis
text:
Electroreception and electrogenesis are the closely related biological abilities to perceive electrical stimuli and to generate electric fields. Both are used to locate prey; stronger electric discharges are used in a few groups of fishes to stun prey. The capabilities are found almost exclusively in aquatic or amphibious animals, since water is a much better conductor of electricity than air. In passive electrolocation, objects such as prey are detected by sensing the electric fields they creat
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
Biological electricity-related abilities
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electroreception_and_electrogenesis
date created:
2004-11-13T23:09:19Z
date modified:
2024-08-29T07:22:40Z
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