Optomotor control of course and altitude in Drosophila melanogaster is correlated with distinct activities of at least three pairs of flight steering muscles

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 199, Issue 8, 1996, Pages 1711-1726

  Heide, Gerhard ^a   Götz, Karl G ^b  

^a HEINRICH HEINE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL CYBERNETICS   (Germany)

Author keywords

Drosophila melanogaster; flight control; flight muscles; insect flight; optomotor control

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ALTITUDE; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLYING; FORELIMB; MOTION; MUSCLE; PHYSIOLOGY; RETINA;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ALTITUDE; ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MOTION; MUSCLES; RETINA; WING;

ANIMALIA; CALLIPHORA VICINA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; INSECTA; LAVINIA; MELANOGASTER; MUSCA DOMESTICA;

EID: 0030217990     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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