Insect detection of small targets moving in visual clutter

PLoS Biology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 0378-0386

  Nordström, Karin ^a   Barnett, Paul D ^a   O'Carroll, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

INSECT PROTEIN; SMALL TARGET MOTION DETECTOR; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ARTICLE; CELL FUNCTION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; ERISTALIS TENAX; FLY; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE CELL; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PROTEIN FUNCTION; RECEPTIVE FIELD; VISION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION; ANIMAL; CLASSIFICATION; CYTOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ANIMALIA; ERISTALIS TENAX; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; MALE; NEURONS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; VISION;

EID: 33644988052     PISSN: 15457885     EISSN: 15457885     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pbio.0040054     Document Type: Article

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