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Published on: January 25, 2013
Polarization vision: Drosophila enters the arena
1Cambridge University Department of Physiology Development and Neuroscience, Cambridge CB2 3EG, UK. rch14@cam.ac.uk
Current Biology : CB
|January 14, 2012
Abstract:
Two new studies introduce the power of Drosophila genetics to polarization vision, revealing distinct photoreceptor inputs to polarotactic behaviour mediated by dorsal and ventral eye regions.

