Ontogenetic development of electric-organ discharges in a mormyrid fish, the bulldog Marcusenius macrolepidotus (South African form)

URN to cite this document:: urn:nbn:de:bvb:355-epub-1310
DOI to cite this document:: 10.5283/epub.131

Werneyer, Martin ; Kramer, Bernd

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Abstract

The emergence and development of the electric-organ discharge (EOD) in larvae and juvenile bulldog Marcusenius macrolepidotus was investigated. Larvae hatched 4-5 days after spawning, and the first EODs were recorded on days 9 and 10 at a standard length (L-S) of c. 6.5 mm. The larval EOD waveform was virtually monopolar, with a strong head-positive phase followed by a weak head-negative phase of ...