Devitsina G V, Lapshin D N
Department of Ichthyology, Biological Faculty, Moscow State University, Moscow, 119234, Russia.
Kharkevich Institute for Information Transmission Problems, Moscow, 127994, Russia.
Dokl Biol Sci. 2016;466:21-3. doi: 10.1134/S0012496616010075. Epub 2016 Mar 30.
The first data on the responses of tactile receptors of the tonic, phasic, and mixed types to mechanic stimulation of the surface of head skin of fish obtained by means of noninvasive recording of potentials are presented. The sensitivity of skin tactile receptors is the highest in the circumoral and gular zones, which reflects their functional role in foraging behavior.
