title: Animal Behavior: Electric Eels Amp Up for an Easy Meal.
abstract: The high voltage discharge generated by electric eels is a powerful predatory weapon. A new study shows that eels exploit basic physics to increase the voltage delivered to prey, inducing muscle fatigue that turns challenging prey items into easy targets.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, Washington University in St. Louis, St. Louis, MO 63130, USA. Electronic address: carlson.bruce@wustl.edu.
authors.forename: Bruce A
authors.initials: BA
authors.lastname: Carlson
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001522:Behavior, Animal; D004524:Eels; D004593:Electrophorus; D011235:Predatory Behavior