Michael H. Hofmann
University of Missouri, St. Louis
Department of Biology
Center for Neurodynamics



Pictures


Mauthner cell

Electrosensory pores and the mechanosensory canal system on the head of a paddlefish

Electroreceptors on the head of a paddlefish
Pores
Scanning electron photo of the pores on the rostrum
Daphnia
Daphnia, the paddlefish's primary food item
DON
Secondary electrosensory cells in the dorsal octavolateral nucleus of the brainstem