Instability helps virtual flies to mate

Biological Cybernetics

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 222-229

  Hüls, Thorsten ^a  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Bifurcation analysis; Discrete time dynamical systems; Pursuit behavior of blowflies

Indexed keywords

BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIFURCATION (MATHEMATICS); DISCRETE TIME CONTROL SYSTEMS; VIRTUAL REALITY;

BIFURCATION ANALYSIS; DISCRETE TIME DYNAMICAL SYSTEMS; PURSUIT BEHAVIOR OF BLOWFLIES;

CYBERNETICS;

CALLIPHORIDAE;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; FLY; FLYING; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; SEXUAL BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL;

EID: 24944446787     PISSN: 03401200     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00422-005-0581-z     Document Type: Article

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