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. 2011 Jul 12;15(1):1–13. doi: 10.1007/s10071-011-0433-2

Fig. 3.

Fig. 3

Schooling may confuse the electro-sensory system of predators. The electric field surrounding a fish with an electrosensory system is perceptually distorted by objects of differing electrical conductivity. Individual prey must be about five body widths apart to be perceived as separate images by a predator