title: Temporal coding of species recognition signals in an electric fish.
abstract: An electric fish in the African family Mormyridae recognizes members of its own species by "listening" to electric organ discharges, which are species-specific signatures. Reactions of fish in the field and of individual electroreceptors to both normal and modified computer-synthesized discharges emphasize the importance of the waveform (time-domain cues) in species recognition.
mesh_terms: D000819:Animal Communication; D000818:Animals; D004557:Electric Organ / Q000502:physiology*; D005260:Female; D005399:Fishes / Q000502:physiology*; D008297:Male; D012737:Sex Factors; D012726:Sexual Behavior, Animal / Q000502:physiology; D013045:Species Specificity; D013997:Time Factors