Hummingbirds in Andes Mountains found nesting in colonies, defying territorial norms
Recent research by Bowling Green State University scientists has sent shockwaves through the bird-watching world after ...
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Why Great White Sharks Detect Electric Fields And How It Makes Them Such Vicious Hunters
The 7th is the ability to detect electric fields. This is a sense we don’t have. The electroreception and magnetism are detected through the ampullae of Lorenzini which are located in the shark’s ...
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Neural activity in a hippocampus-like region of the teleost pallium is associated with active sensing and navigation
Changes in electric field caused by motion past landmarks are sensed by thousands of electroreceptors located on the fish’s skin (Figure 1). Primary afferents relay this information to the ...
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How Skates, Sharks Use Electricity to Sense Prey
Alcian blue-stained skate UCSF/JULIUS LAB Sharks, rays, and skates can detect minute fluctuations in electric fields—signals as subtle as a small fish breathing within the vicinity—and rely on ...