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secondarily lost
their ampullae of Lorenzini, but
other non-homologous
electroreceptors have
repeatedly evolved,
including in two
groups of mammals, the monotremes...
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Ampullae of
Lorenzini (sg.: ampulla) are
electroreceptors,
sense organs able to
detect electric fields. They form a
network of mucus-filled
pores in the...
- A
Knollenorgan is an
electroreceptor in the skin of
weakly electric fish of the
family Mormyridae (Elephantfish) from Africa. The
structure was first...
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daytime and are not
active hunters. They use
camouflage and
their electroreceptor pores on
their dorsal area to help them
sense prey nearby.
Sharks portal...
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occurs when
groups of
sensory cells embedded in the skin,
known as
electroreceptor organs,
detect the
electrical change. The EODs are used for two major...
- The
front part of the olm's head
carries sensitive chemo-, mechano-, and
electroreceptors....
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sensory organs of the
lateral line were
modified to
function as the
electroreceptors called ampullae of Lorenzini. The
lateral line
system is
ancient and...
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indeed p****ive ampullary-type
electroreceptors used by
American paddlefish to
detect plankton.
Clusters of
electroreceptors also
cover the head and operculum...
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adult amphibians. Many
aquatic salamanders and some
caecilians possess electroreceptors called ampullary organs (completely
absent in anurans), that allow...
- when it dives.
Digging in the
bottom of
streams with its bill, its
electroreceptors detect tiny
electric currents generated by the
muscular contractions...
