Behavioral and neural responses of juvenile crayfish to moving shadows

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 211, Issue 9, 2008, Pages 1355-1361

  Liden, William H ^a   Herberholz, Jens ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavioral choice; Crayfish; Escape; Giant neuron; Predator

Indexed keywords

ACTION POTENTIAL; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRAYFISH; ESCAPE BEHAVIOR; NERVE CELL; NERVE TRACT; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SKELETAL MUSCLE; TAIL; VISION;

ACTION POTENTIALS; ANIMALS; ASTACOIDEA; ESCAPE REACTION; MUSCLE, SKELETAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; NEURONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; TAIL; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

ANIMALIA; ASTACOIDEA;

EID: 46849083532     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.010165     Document Type: Article

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