supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(No.30970365).
When faced with danger,pufferfish react with both a fast-start escape response and inflation behavior.The neural basis of these stress responses in the pufferfish has not been described.The present study reveals that ...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30970365);the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality of China(073205109);by hydrobiology funding project S30701 and the Excellent Graduate Students Theses Cultivation Program of Shang-hai Municipality.
The electro-receptive lateral line system appeared early in the evolutionary history of fish.Sturgeons,members of the primitive Chondrostei group,are known for their electroreceptors(ampullae of Lorenzini)on the head,...
supported by the National Natural Science Foundation of China(30970365);the Science and Technology Commission of Shanghai Municipality of China(073205109);Hydrobiology funding(S30701);a grant from the Excellent Graduate Students Theses Cultivation Program of Shanghai Municipality,China
Objective The passive electrosense is a primitive sensory modality in the Chondrostei, which include sturgeon and paddlefish. Using electroreceptors, these fish detect the weak electric fields from other animals or ge...