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Elephant-nose fish ‘see’ farther by electric sensing when in groups

The elephant-nose fish senses its environment by emitting electrical pulses. A multi-pronged investigation suggests that this remarkable sensing ability is amplified in social groups by individuals ‘listening in’ on the pulses of their neighbours.

This is a summary of: Pedraja, F. & Sawtell, N. B. Collective sensing in electric fish. Nature 628, 139–144 (2024).

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doi: https://doi.org/10.1038/d41586-024-00464-3

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