Otolith asymmetry and kinetotic behaviour of fish at high-quality microgravity: A drop-tower experiment

Advances in Space Research

Volumn 38, Issue 6, 2006, Pages 1032-1036

  Anken, R ^a   Forster, A ^a   Baur, U ^a   Feucht, I ^a   Hilbig, R ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF HOHENHEIM   (Germany)

Author keywords

Inner ear; Lapillus; Otolith; Sagitta; Space sickness

Indexed keywords

AIRCRAFT; BEHAVIORAL RESEARCH; BIOLOGICAL ORGANS; FLIGHT DYNAMICS; MICROGRAVITY PROCESSING;

INNER EAR; LAPILLUS; OTOLITH; SAGITTA; SPACE SICKNESS;

MARINE BIOLOGY;

EID: 33750525093     PISSN: 02731177     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.asr.2006.03.003     Document Type: Article

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