Rhythmic behaviour and pattern-generating circuits in the locust: Key concepts and recent updates

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 56, Issue 8, 2010, Pages 834-843

  Ayali, Amir ^a   Lange, Angela B ^b  

^a TEL AVIV UNIVERSITY   (Israel)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TORONTO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Locust; Neuronal circuits; Pattern generators; Rhythmic behaviour

Indexed keywords

LOCUST; NERVOUS SYSTEM; NEUROLOGY; PHYSIOLOGICAL RESPONSE;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BIOLOGICAL MODEL; CHRONOBIOLOGY; EGG LAYING; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLYING; GANGLION; GRASSHOPPER; NERVE TRACT; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PHYSIOLOGY;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; CHRONOBIOLOGY PHENOMENA; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; FLIGHT, ANIMAL; GANGLIA, INVERTEBRATE; GRASSHOPPERS; MODELS, NEUROLOGICAL; NEURAL PATHWAYS; OVIPOSITION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION;

INVERTEBRATA;

EID: 77954313747     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2010.03.015     Document Type: Article

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