This concise review focuses on recent advances in the function and mechanism
of electroreceptive systems in lower aquatic vertebrates and elucidates the
sophisticated principles of communication, prey detection and orientation in
these organisms.
An introduction into electroreceptors, electric organs and sensory functions is
followed by a review of electrocommunication and its behavioral physiology.
Throughout each section, one finds a wide range of examples, from sharks, rays
and skates to catfishes and stargazers, including also strongly and weakly electric
fishes from tropical freshwater bodies.