Table 1.

Summary of Localized Stimuli. Summary of stimuli on electroreceptors and effects on associated nerve fiber firing from Akoev et al., 1980 [19]

Stimulus and location producing transient excitation	Stimulus and location producing transient inhibition
Salinity increase (+), A	Salinity increase (+), P
Salinity decrease (–), P	Salinity decrease (–), A
Temperature increase (+), M	Temperature increase (+), A
Temperature decrease (–), A	Temperature decrease (–), M

Location designations relate to points shown in ampullary diagram of Fig. 1

A ampulla, P pore, M midpoint of canal