A magnetic tether system to investigate visual and olfactory mediated flight control in drosophila

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 21, 2008, Pages

  Duistermars, Brian J ^a   Frye, Mark A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Drosophila; Flight; Issue 21; Magnet; Neuroscience; Olfaction; Tether

Indexed keywords

EID: 80055107166     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/1063     Document Type: Article

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