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Night-Shocker: Predatory Behavior of the Pacific Electric Ray (Torpedo californica).

R N Bray, M A Hixon.   

Abstract

Diving observations off Santa Barbara, California, indicate that Pacific electric rays (Torpedo californica) enter inshore reefs at night and actively prey on fish with the aid of powerful electric discharges.

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Year:  1978        PMID: 17745565     DOI: 10.1126/science.200.4339.333

Source DB:  PubMed          Journal:  Science        ISSN: 0036-8075            Impact factor:   47.728


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1.  Variation in surfperch diets between allopatry and sympatry: circumstantial evidence for competition.

Authors:  Russell J Schmitt; James A Coyer
Journal:  Oecologia       Date:  1983-06       Impact factor: 3.225

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