Variability of blowfly head optomotor responses

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 212, Issue 8, 2009, Pages 1170-1184

  Rosner, R ^a,b   Egelhaaf, M ^a   Grewe, J ^c   Warzecha, A K ^a,b  

^a BIELEFELD UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MÜNSTER   (Germany)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MUNICH   (Germany)

Author keywords

Arousal state; Behavioural state; Halteres; Head movements; Optomotor response; Variability

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; FEMALE; FLY; HEAD; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); MOVEMENT PERCEPTION; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; DIPTERA; FEMALE; HEAD; MOTION PERCEPTION; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; PHOTIC STIMULATION;

ANIMALIA; CALLIPHORIDAE;

EID: 63849224347     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.027060     Document Type: Article

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