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A Distinct Layer of the Medulla Integrates Sky Compass Signals in the Brain of an Insect

Mass migration of desert locusts is a common phenomenon in North Africa and the Middle East but how these insects navigate is still poorly understood. Laboratory studies suggest that locusts are able to exploit the sky polarization pattern as a navigational cue. Like other insects locusts detect pol...

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Autores principales: el Jundi, Basil, Pfeiffer, Keram, Homberg, Uwe
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3218074/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22114712
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027855