Article
Visual targeting of motor actions in climbing Drosophila.
Current biology : CB - 13 Apr 2010
Triphan Tilman, Poeck Burkhard, Neuser Kirsa, Strauss Roland
Abstract excerpt
Drosophila melanogaster flies cross surmountable gaps in their walkway of widths exceeding their body length with an astounding maneuver but avoid attempts at insurmountable gaps by visual width estimation. Different mutant lines affect specific aspects of this maneuver, indicating a high complexity and modularity of the underlying motor control. Here we report on two mutants, ocelliless(1) and tay bridge(1),...
Topics
- Animals
- Animals, Genetically Modified
- Brain
- Drosophila melanogaster
- Genes, Insect
- Models, Biological
- Motor Activity
- Mutation
- Visual Perception