Simple mechanisms organise orientation of escape swimming in embryos and hatchling tadpoles of Xenopus laevis

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 203, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1869-1885

  Roberts, Alan ^a   Hill, N A ^b   Hicks, Robin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRISTOL   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF LEEDS   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Mathematical model; Orientation; Pitch; Swimming; Tadpole; Torque; Xenopus laevis

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ANIMAL EMBRYO; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; GROWTH, DEVELOPMENT AND AGING; LARVA; LIGHT; MATHEMATICS; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; PRENATAL DEVELOPMENT; SWIMMING; VIDEORECORDING; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; EMBRYO, NONMAMMALIAN; LARVA; LIGHT; MATHEMATICS; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; ORIENTATION; SWIMMING; VIDEO RECORDING; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

AMPHIBIA; ANIMALIA; XENOPUS LAEVIS;

EID: 0033937921     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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