Scanning behavior by larvae of the predacious diving beetle, Thermonectus marmoratus (Coleoptera: Dytiscidae) enlarges visual field prior to prey capture

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 193, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 973-982

  Buschbeck, Elke K ^a   Sbita, Sarah J ^a   Morgan, Randy C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CINCINNATI   (United States)

^b Insectarium   (United States)

Author keywords

Eye evolution; Insect; Linear retina; Stemmata; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEETLE; CYTOLOGY; LARVA; PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; SENSORY RECEPTOR; VISION; VISUAL FIELD; VISUAL SYSTEM FUNCTION;

ANIMALS; BEETLES; LARVA; OCULAR PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RECEPTORS, SENSORY; VISION; VISUAL FIELDS;

EID: 34548348979     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-007-0250-x     Document Type: Article

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