Origin and early evolution of neural circuits for the control of ciliary locomotion

Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences

Volumn 278, Issue 1707, 2011, Pages 914-922

  Jékely, Gáspár ^a  

^a MAX PLANCK INSTITUTE FOR DEVELOPMENTAL BIOLOGY   (Germany)

Author keywords

Ciliated larva; Neural circuit evolution; Phototaxis; Sensory motor neuron

Indexed keywords

AMPLIFICATION; BEHAVIORAL ECOLOGY; CELL ORGANELLE; CILIATE; COMPUTER SIMULATION; EUKARYOTE; INVERTEBRATE; LARVA; LOCOMOTION; MARINE ENVIRONMENT; NERVOUS SYSTEM; PHOTOTAXIS; TRANSFORMATION;

CNIDARIA; EUKARYOTA; EUMETAZOA; INVERTEBRATA; PROTISTA;

EID: 79952357008     PISSN: 09628452     EISSN: 14712970     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1098/rspb.2010.2027     Document Type: Conference Paper

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