Mormyrids (IMAGE)

Washington University in St. Louis

Mormyrids

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African fish called mormyrids communicate using pulses of electricity. New research from biologists at Washington University in St. Louis shows that a time-shifted signal in the brain helps the fish to ignore their own pulse. This skill has co-evolved with large and rapid changes in these signals across species.

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Matasaburo Fukutomi/Tsunehiko Kohashi

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