ABSTRACT
Sensory systems are under strong selective pressure to adequately inform organisms about their environment. Since the physical characteristics of the marine environment vary so widely, from the deep sea, to the open ocean, to coastal waters, and reef habitats, it is expected that the sensory systems of organisms in these diverse environments will be
CONTENTS
9.1 Introduction ........................................................................................................................ 393 9.2 Electrosensory System ...................................................................................................... 397
9.2.1 Peripheral Anatomy ............................................................................................... 397 9.2.2 Central Anatomy and Pathways .......................................................................... 398
9.2.2.1 The Basic Brain ........................................................................................ 399 9.2.2.2 The Electrosensory Brain and Its Afferents ........................................ 399
9.3 Adaptations to the Environment .....................................................................................400 9.3.1 Coastal Benthic ....................................................................................................... 401
9.3.1.1 Coastal Benthic Nervous System .......................................................... 401 9.3.2 Deep Water .............................................................................................................404
