Visually guided gradation of prey capture movements in larval zebrafish

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 16, 2013, Pages 3071-3083

  Patterson, Bradley W ^a   Abraham, Aliza O ^b   MacIver, Malcolm A ^a,b   McLean, David L ^a  

^a NORTHWESTERN UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Northwestern University   (United States)

Author keywords

Behavior; Danio rerio; Kinematics; Visuomotor integration

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEHAVIOR; BIOMECHANICS; DARKNESS; KINEMATICS; LARVA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT (PHYSIOLOGY); PHYSIOLOGY; PREDATION; VIDEORECORDING; VISION; VISUOMOTOR INTEGRATION; ZEBRA FISH;

BEHAVIOR; DANIO RERIO; KINEMATICS; VISUOMOTOR INTEGRATION;

ANIMALS; BIOMECHANICAL PHENOMENA; DARKNESS; LARVA; MOTOR ACTIVITY; MOVEMENT; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; VIDEO RECORDING; VISUAL PERCEPTION; ZEBRAFISH;

EID: 84878256767     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.087742     Document Type: Article

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