Drosophila fly straight by fixating objects in the face of expanding optic flow

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 213, Issue 10, 2010, Pages 1771-1781

  Reiser, Michael B ^a   Dickinson, Michael H ^a  

^a CALIFORNIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY   (United States)

Author keywords

Drosophila; Expansion avoidance; Flight control; Optic flow; Stripe fixation; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; EYE FIXATION; FLYING; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER; FIXATION, OCULAR; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL PATHWAYS;

ANIMALIA; DROSOPHILA MELANOGASTER;

EID: 77951764406     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.035147     Document Type: Article

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