Image of the Day: Electric Fish
The little skate (Leucoraja erinacea) uses its specialized electrosensory organ to detect electrical fields produced by its prey.
Mar 6, 2017
JULUIS LAB, UCSF
(N.W. Bellono et al., “Molecular basis of ancestral vertebrate electroreception,” Nature, doi: 10.1038/nature21401, 2017).
See "How Skates, Sharks Use Electricity to Sense Prey"
Interested in reading more?
The Scientist ARCHIVES
Become a Member of
Receive full access to more than 35 years of archives, as well as TS Digest, digital editions of The Scientist, feature stories, and much more!
Already a member?
