Preparing for escape: An examination of the role of the DCMD neuron in locust escape jumps

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

Volumn 194, Issue 1, 2008, Pages 69-77

  Santer, Roger D ^a,c   Yamawaki, Yoshifumi ^b   Rind, F Claire ^a   Simmons, Peter J ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

^b KYUSHU UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NEBRASKA   (United States)

Author keywords

Cocking; DCMD; Flexion; LGMD; Locusta migratoria

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; EFFERENT NERVE; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; GRASSHOPPER; LEARNING; LOCOMOTION; PHYSIOLOGY; REACTION TIME;

ANIMALS; ESCAPE REACTION; GRASSHOPPERS; LOCOMOTION; NEURONS, EFFERENT; REACTION TIME; SET (PSYCHOLOGY);

EID: 38049185036     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: 14321351     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-007-0289-8     Document Type: Article

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