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An Essay on the Discovery of Sensory Receptors and the Assignment of their Functions Together with an Introduction to Electroreceptors

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Electroreceptors and Other Specialized Receptors in Lower Vertrebrates

Part of the book series: Handbook of Sensory Physiology ((1729,volume 3 / 3))

Abstract

Addition to the known roster of sense receptors, not merely of a new organ or example but of a new class or major modality, is a rare event. The prediction, discovery, and establishment of electroreceptors is a case history of extreme interest not only for the intrinsic insight into the life of some lower vertebrates that see the world through a new sense but also for the lessons it teaches about identifying and classifying receptors by function. This may be the most useful way to introduce a section on specialized receptors in lower vertebrates.

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Bullock, T.H. (1974). General Introduction. In: Fessard, A. (eds) Electroreceptors and Other Specialized Receptors in Lower Vertrebrates. Handbook of Sensory Physiology, vol 3 / 3. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-65926-3_1

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