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A semi-automatic and quantitative method to evaluate behavioral photosensitivity in animals based on the optomotor response (OMR)

The optomotor response (OMR) is a locomotor behavior of animals that is induced by moving repetitive visual stimuli. This characteristic helps animals particularly when stabilizing and maintaining position in schools and herds. Here, we developed a simple but sensitive method for quantifying the OMR...

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Autores principales: Matsuo, Megumi, Ando, Yoriko, Kamei, Yasuhiro, Fukamachi, Shoji
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Company of Biologists Ltd 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6031347/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29921705
http://dx.doi.org/10.1242/bio.033175