Sexual Dimorphism in the Hoverfly Motion Vision Pathway

Current Biology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 661-667

  Nordström, Karin ^a   Barnett, Paul D ^a   Moyer de Miguel, Irene M ^a   Brinkworth, Russell S A ^a   O'Carroll, David C ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ADELAIDE   (Australia)

Author keywords

SYSNEURO

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CYTOLOGY; FEMALE; FLY; FLYING; MALE; MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; NERVE CELL; OPTIC LOBE; PHYSIOLOGY; SEXUAL DEVELOPMENT;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FEMALE; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; MALE; MOTION PERCEPTION; NEURONS; OPTIC LOBE, NONMAMMALIAN; SEX CHARACTERISTICS;

CALLIPHORIDAE; DIPTERA; HEXAPODA;

EID: 43049098175     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.cub.2008.03.061     Document Type: Article

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