On the Diversity of Electric Signals in a Community of Mormyrid Electric Fish in West Africa
On the Diversity of Electric Signals in a Community of Mormyrid Electric Fish in West Africa
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西非斑尾电鱼群落电信号的多样性
DOI：
10.1093/icb/21.1.211
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发表时间：
1981
影响因子：
2.6
通讯作者：
C. Hopkins
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作者：
C. Hopkins
剧情简介。通过放电进行交流是西非mormyrid鱼类丰富多样的社会交流方式。实地研究分析了在加蓬伊文多河及其附近共地生活的20多种Mormyridae的电信号。放电可以根据其波形进行分类，并且在许多情况下可以显示出物种特异性。放电波形是一种信号，是社会传播信号的载体。论文问道：“为什么签名或载体是自适应的？”一项分析指出，在电子波形的演变中，竞争和合作的力量，而不是物理或栖息地的力量。物种之间的竞争，以及互惠的相互作用，在解释电特征如何适应以下方面显得很重要：1)通道隐私（噪声免疫）；2)独特的物种识别信号；3)电定位信号不易受干扰。
SYNOPSIS. Communication through electric discharges is a rich and varied modality of social communication among mormyrid fishes of West Africa. Field studies permitted an analysis of the electric signals of over 20 species of Mormyridae living sympatrically in and near the Ivindo River of Gabon. Electric discharges can be classified according to their waveforms and can be shown to be species-specific in many cases. The waveform of the discharge is a signature which is a carrier for social communication signals. The paper asks: “Why is the signature, or carrier, adaptive?” An analysis points to competitive and cooperative forces in the evolution of electrical waveforms, not physical or habitat forces. Competition between species, as well as mutualistic interactions, appear important in explaining how electrical signatures are adaptive for: 1) channel privacy (noise immunity); 2) unique signals for species recognition ; and 3) electrolocation signals less vulnerable to jamming.