The dynamics of group formation among leeches

Frontiers in Physiology

Volumn 3 MAY, Issue , 2012, Pages

  Bisson, Giacomo ^a   Bianconi, Ginestra ^b   Torre, Vincent ^a  

^a SISSA   (Italy)

^b NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Extrasynaptic release; Leech nervous system; Serotonin; Social behavior

Indexed keywords

EID: 84866373397     PISSN: None     EISSN: 1664042X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.3389/fphys.2012.00133     Document Type: Article

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