Larval behavior of Drosophila central complex mutants: Interactions between no bridge, foraging, and chaser

Journal of Neurogenetics

Volumn 11, Issue 1-2, 1996, Pages 99-115

  Varnam, Christine J ^a,c   Strauss, Roland ^b   De Belle, J Steven ^b   Sokolowski, Marla B ^a  

^a YORK UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR BIOLOGICAL CYBERNETICS   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Brain mutants; Foraging; Protocerebral bridge; Walking

Indexed keywords

INSECTA;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENETICS; GENOTYPE; LARVA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; GENOTYPE; LARVA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MUTATION; NERVOUS SYSTEM PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0030307595     PISSN: 01677063     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3109/01677069609107065     Document Type: Article

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