Animal Behavior: Electric Eels Amp Up for an Easy Meal

Animal Behavior: Electric Eels Amp Up for an Easy Meal

The high voltage discharge generated by electric eels is a powerful predatory weapon. A new study shows that eels exploit basic physics to increase the voltage delivered to prey, inducing muscle fatigue that turns challenging prey items into easy targets. The high voltage discharge generated by elec...

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Published in:Current biology Vol. 25; no. 22; pp. R1070 - R1072
Main Author: Carlson, Bruce A.
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: England Elsevier Ltd 16-11-2015
Subjects:
Animals
Behavior, Animal
Eels
Electrophorus
Predatory Behavior
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Summary:The high voltage discharge generated by electric eels is a powerful predatory weapon. A new study shows that eels exploit basic physics to increase the voltage delivered to prey, inducing muscle fatigue that turns challenging prey items into easy targets. The high voltage discharge generated by electric eels is a powerful predatory weapon. A new study shows that eels exploit basic physics to increase the voltage delivered to prey, inducing muscle fatigue that turns challenging prey items into easy targets.
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ISSN:0960-9822
1879-0445
DOI:10.1016/j.cub.2015.09.051