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- "Knolle", German for "tuberous root" which describes their structure. Knollenorgans contain modified epithelial cells that act as sensory transducers for...
- Murray in 1960. In 1921, the German anatomist Viktor Franz described the knollenorgans (tuberous organs) in the skin of the elephantfishes, again without knowledge...
-   Mormyridae elephantfishes (~200 spp) knollenorgans    (pulses)   Gymnarchidae African knifefish (1 sp) knollenorgans    (waves)...
- weak electric fields, and electroreceptors (ampullae of Lorenzini, knollenorgans, and Mormyromasts) that detect small variations in these electric fields...
- using the same principle is able to detect a difference of 0.01 Kelvin. Knollenorgan – a non-homologous type of electroreceptor, found in mormyrid fishes...
- example of corollary discharge in lower vertebrates. Specifically, the knollenorgan sensor (KS) is involved with electro-communication, detecting the electric...
- Mormyridae elephantfishes (~200 spp) Pulse: knollenorgans Gymnarchidae African knifefish (1 sp) Wave: knollenorgans...
- Murray in 1960. In 1921, the German anatomist Viktor Franz described the knollenorgans (tuberous organs) in the skin of the elephantfishes, again without knowledge...
- enable is used in hunting prey, electrolocation, and communication (Knollenorgans are the specialized electrical detection organs for this function)....
- electrosensory lateral-line lobe (ELL) receives sensory input from knollenorgans (electroreceptive sensory organs) which utilize a self-generated electrical...