In search of the sky compass in the insect brain

Naturwissenschaften

Volumn 91, Issue 5, 2004, Pages 199-208

  Homberg, Uwe ^a  

^a PHILIPPS UNIVERSITY MARBURG   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

BRAIN; INSECT;

BRAIN REGION; INSECT; INTERNEURON; LOCOMOTION; LOCUST; MEDULLA OBLONGATA; MESENCEPHALON; MOTOR CORTEX; NERVE CELL NETWORK; NONHUMAN; OPTIC LOBE; PHOTORECEPTOR CELL; POLARIZATION; REVIEW; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VISION;

ANIMALS; ASTRONOMY; BRAIN; GRASSHOPPERS; NEURONS; ORIENTATION; VISION;

HEXAPODA; INSECTA; ORTHOPTERA; ORTHOPTEROIDEA; SCHISTOCERCA; SCHISTOCERCA GREGARIA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 2942731551     PISSN: 00281042     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00114-004-0525-9     Document Type: Review

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