Escape behavior and escape circuit activation in juvenile crayfish during prey-predator interactions

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 207, Issue 11, 2004, Pages 1855-1863

  Herberholz, Jens ^a   Sen, Marjorie M ^a,b   Edwards, Donald H ^a  

^a GEORGIA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b EMORY UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Anax junius; Crayfish; Dragonfly nymph; Escape; Predator; Prey; Procambarus clarkii

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRAYFISH; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; INSECT; LARVA; NERVE CELL; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; REACTION TIME; TAIL; VIDEORECORDING;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; ESCAPE REACTION; INSECTS; LARVA; NEURONS; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; REACTION TIME; TAIL; VIDEO RECORDING;

ANAX; ANAX JUNIUS; ANIMALIA; ANISOPTERA (DRAGONFLIES); ASTACOIDEA; INSECTA; MOLLUSCA; PROCAMBARUS; PROCAMBARUS CLARKII;

EID: 3042690842     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.00992     Document Type: Article

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