Studying the neural basis of adaptive locomotor behavior in insects

Journal of Visualized Experiments

Volumn , Issue 50, 2011, Pages

  Gruhn, Matthias ^a   Rosenbaum, Philipp ^a   Bollhagen, Hans Peter ^a   Bueschges, Ansgar ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF COLOGNE   (Germany)

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EID: 80355139372     PISSN: 1940087X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3791/2629     Document Type: Article

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