The start of phonotactic walking in the fly Ormia ochracea: A kinematic study

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 208, Issue 24, 2005, Pages 4699-4708

  Mason, Andrew C ^a   Lee, Norman ^a   Oshinsky, Michael L ^b,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

^b Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^c THOMAS JEFFERSON UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Kinematics; Ormia; Phonotaxis; Sound localisation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; AUDITORY STIMULATION; BIOMECHANICS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; FLY; LOCOMOTION; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SOUND DETECTION; UNITED STATES; VIDEORECORDING;

ACOUSTIC STIMULATION; ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICS; DIPTERA; FLORIDA; LOCOMOTION; ORIENTATION; SOUND LOCALIZATION; VIDEO RECORDING;

DIPTERA; GRYLLIDAE; ORMIA; ORMIA OCHRACEA; TACHINIDAE;

EID: 31044452450     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.01926     Document Type: Article

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