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electroreceptors nerve endings which perceive differences in voltage fields; a feature of fish and monotremes. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Stingrays are flat fish with whiplike tails that have adapted a sensory system known as electroreception. This is the first report of electroreception in mammals, say Henning Scheich of the Technical University of Darmstadt, West Germany, Anna Guppy of the Australian National University in Canberra City and their colleagues. |
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