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High electrical discharge frequency during aggressive behaviour in a mormyrid fish,Gnathonemus petersii

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Der elektrische FischGnathonemus petersii sendet beim Angriff auf einen anderen Mormyriden,Mormyrus rume, und während des Breitseitimponierens «burst»-artige elektrische Entladungen von Frequenzen bis zu 140 Hz aus.

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  1. Laboratoire de Neurophysiologie Sensorielle Comparée, 11, place Marcelin Berthelot, F-75, Paris 5ème, France

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This study was sponsored by a fellowship and by research grant No 318/3b of the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft. I am especially endebted to Dr.T. Szabo for his support, his helpful discussions and for his critical comments during the experiments.

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Bauer, R. High electrical discharge frequency during aggressive behaviour in a mormyrid fish,Gnathonemus petersii. Experientia 28, 669–670 (1972). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01944968

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