electroreception
/ɪlɛktrəʊrɪˈsɛpʃ(ə)n
/noun [mass noun]
The detection by an aquatic animal of electric fields or currents.Also given are some mechanisms of sensation, for which we have no experience: infrared vision, electroreception, and vibration detection by lateral line organs....
- The paddlefish uses its electrosense for detecting planktonic food, a novel adaptation of passive electroreception based on an extensive array of ampullary receptors on its head and elongated rostrum.
- It has been proposed that the nasal tentacles of the starnosed mole Condylura cristata might be used for a form of electroreception underwater, although this has been disputed.
Derivatives
electroreceptor
- In active electroreception, the animal senses its surrounding environment by generating electric fields and detecting distortions in these fields using electroreceptor organs.
- Electroreceptor cells have been extensively studied in a variety of species.
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