Saccadic head and thorax movements in freely walking blowflies

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 190, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 861-868

  Blaj, G ^a   Van Hateren, J H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calliphora vicina; Lucilia; Optic flow; Saccade; Search coil

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CLASSIFICATION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FEEDBACK SYSTEM; FLY; GAIT; HEAD MOVEMENT; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); ORIENTATION; PERIODICITY; PHYSIOLOGY; SACCADIC EYE MOVEMENT; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; THORAX; VISION; WALKING;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FEEDBACK; GAIT; HEAD MOVEMENTS; MOVEMENT; ORIENTATION; PERIODICITY; SACCADES; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; THORAX; VISION; WALKING;

EID: 11244294656     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-004-0541-4     Document Type: Article

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