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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...
- The
front part of the olm's head
carries sensitive chemo-, mechano-, and
electroreceptors....
- Paddlefish,
goblin sharks and
hammerhead sharks have
rostrums packed with
electroreceptors which signal the
presence of prey by
detecting weak
electrical fields...
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insects to eat. This organ,
called the Schnauzenorgan, is
covered in
electroreceptors, as is much of the rest of its body. The
elephantnose uses a weak electric...
- S. P. & Hart, N. S.
Morphology and
distribution of the
ampullary electroreceptors in
wobbegong sharks:
implications for
feeding behaviour. Mar Biol 158...
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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...
- aid of
electron microscopy that
paddlefish rostrums are
covered in
electroreceptors called ampullae.
These ampullae are
densely packed within star-shaped...
-
instead are used for navigation,
electrolocation in
conjunction with
electroreceptors in
their skin, and
electrocommunication with
other electric fish. The...
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adult amphibians. Many
aquatic salamanders and some
caecilians possess electroreceptors called ampullary organs (completely
absent in anurans), that allow...
