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Studying the Neural Basis of Adaptive Locomotor Behavior in Insects
Published on: April 13, 2011
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[A recording method for locomotor activity of small insects]
1I. Zoologisches Institut der Universität Göttingen, Göttingen, Deutschland.
Oecologia
|March 18, 2017
Summary
This study presents a capacitance-based method for recording insect locomotor activity. Drosophila melanogaster and Drosophila azteca exhibit distinct diurnal activity patterns, with D. azteca showing a midday resting period.
Area of Science:
- Ethology and Insect Behavior
- Bioinstrumentation and Sensor Technology

