Unexpected species diversity in electric eels with a description of the strongest living bioelectricity generator
A single species of electric eel, Electrophorus electricus, has been described. Here, de Santana et al. show that there are three major lineages of Electrophorus distributed across Greater Amazonia and describe two new species, one with a much stronger electric discharge than was previously known.
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oai:doaj.org-article:7867f35382a8452fa46b6f4f426344502021-12-02T15:35:16ZUnexpected species diversity in electric eels with a description of the strongest living bioelectricity generator10.1038/s41467-019-11690-z2041-1723https://doaj.org/article/7867f35382a8452fa46b6f4f426344502019-09-01T00:00:00Zhttps://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-019-11690-zhttps://doaj.org/toc/2041-1723A single species of electric eel, Electrophorus electricus, has been described. Here, de Santana et al. show that there are three major lineages of Electrophorus distributed across Greater Amazonia and describe two new species, one with a much stronger electric discharge than was previously known.C. David de SantanaWilliam G. R. CramptonCasey B. DillmanRenata G. FredericoMark H. SabajRaphaël CovainJonathan ReadyJansen ZuanonRenildo R. de OliveiraRaimundo N. Mendes-JúniorDouglas A. BastosTulio F. TeixeiraJan MolWillian OharaNatália Castro e CastroLuiz A. PeixotoCleusa NagamachiLeandro SousaLuciano F. A. MontagFrank RibeiroJoseph C. WaddellNivaldo M. PiorskyRichard P. VariWolmar B. WosiackiNature PortfolioarticleScienceQENNature Communications, Vol 10, Iss 1, Pp 1-10 (2019) |
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Science Q C. David de Santana William G. R. Crampton Casey B. Dillman Renata G. Frederico Mark H. Sabaj Raphaël Covain Jonathan Ready Jansen Zuanon Renildo R. de Oliveira Raimundo N. Mendes-Júnior Douglas A. Bastos Tulio F. Teixeira Jan Mol Willian Ohara Natália Castro e Castro Luiz A. Peixoto Cleusa Nagamachi Leandro Sousa Luciano F. A. Montag Frank Ribeiro Joseph C. Waddell Nivaldo M. Piorsky Richard P. Vari Wolmar B. Wosiacki Unexpected species diversity in electric eels with a description of the strongest living bioelectricity generator |
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A single species of electric eel, Electrophorus electricus, has been described. Here, de Santana et al. show that there are three major lineages of Electrophorus distributed across Greater Amazonia and describe two new species, one with a much stronger electric discharge than was previously known. |
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C. David de Santana William G. R. Crampton Casey B. Dillman Renata G. Frederico Mark H. Sabaj Raphaël Covain Jonathan Ready Jansen Zuanon Renildo R. de Oliveira Raimundo N. Mendes-Júnior Douglas A. Bastos Tulio F. Teixeira Jan Mol Willian Ohara Natália Castro e Castro Luiz A. Peixoto Cleusa Nagamachi Leandro Sousa Luciano F. A. Montag Frank Ribeiro Joseph C. Waddell Nivaldo M. Piorsky Richard P. Vari Wolmar B. Wosiacki |
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C. David de Santana William G. R. Crampton Casey B. Dillman Renata G. Frederico Mark H. Sabaj Raphaël Covain Jonathan Ready Jansen Zuanon Renildo R. de Oliveira Raimundo N. Mendes-Júnior Douglas A. Bastos Tulio F. Teixeira Jan Mol Willian Ohara Natália Castro e Castro Luiz A. Peixoto Cleusa Nagamachi Leandro Sousa Luciano F. A. Montag Frank Ribeiro Joseph C. Waddell Nivaldo M. Piorsky Richard P. Vari Wolmar B. Wosiacki |
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Unexpected species diversity in electric eels with a description of the strongest living bioelectricity generator |
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Unexpected species diversity in electric eels with a description of the strongest living bioelectricity generator |
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Unexpected species diversity in electric eels with a description of the strongest living bioelectricity generator |
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Unexpected species diversity in electric eels with a description of the strongest living bioelectricity generator |
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unexpected species diversity in electric eels with a description of the strongest living bioelectricity generator |
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