Walking Drosophila navigate complex plumes using stochastic decisions biased by the timing of odor encounters

How insects navigate complex odor plumes, where the location and timing of odor packets are uncertain, remains unclear. Here we imaged complex odor plumes simultaneously with freely-walking flies, quantifying how behavior is shaped by encounters with individual odor packets. We found that navigation...

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Main Authors: Mahmut Demir, Nirag Kadakia, Hope D Anderson, Damon A Clark, Thierry Emonet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: eLife Sciences Publications Ltd 2020-11-01
Series:eLife
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Online Access:https://elifesciences.org/articles/57524