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Image: Electroreception of Capacitative and Resistive Objects in Elephantfish

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Description: Elephantfish are weakly electric, emitting short pulses to locate their prey. Capacitative and resistive objects affect the electric field differently, enabling the fish to locate objects of different types within a distance of about a body length. Resistive objects increase the amplitude of the pulse; capacitative objects introduce distortions.
Title: Electroreception of Capacitative and Resistive Objects in Elephantfish
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Author: Chiswick Chap
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