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Active sampling and decision making in Drosophila chemotaxis

The ability to respond to chemical stimuli is fundamental to the survival of motile organisms, but the strategies underlying odour tracking remain poorly understood. Here we show that chemotaxis in Drosophila melanogaster larvae is an active sampling process analogous to sniffing in vertebrates. Com...

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Autores principales: Gomez-Marin, Alex, Stephens, Greg J., Louis, Matthieu
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Pub. Group 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3265367/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21863008
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/ncomms1455