Spatio-temporal properties of motion detectors matched to low image velocities in hovering insects

Vision Research

Volumn 37, Issue 23, 1997, Pages 3427-3439

  O'Carroll, D C ^a   Laughlin, S B ^a   Bidwell, N J ^b   Harris, R A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SUSSEX   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Direction selectivity; Motion detection; Spatio temporal; Visual ecology

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; FLIGHT; INSECT; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; OPTIC LOBE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; VELOCITY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; INSECTS; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEURONS; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY;

EID: 0030733129     PISSN: 00426989     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0042-6989(97)00170-3     Document Type: Article

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