Setting the pace: new insights into central pattern generator interactions in box jellyfish swimming.

Central Pattern Generators (CPGs) produce rhythmic behaviour across all animal phyla. Cnidarians, which have a radially symmetric nervous system and pacemaker centres in multiples of four, provide an interesting comparison to bilaterian animals for studying the coordination between CPGs. The box jel...

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Main Authors: Anna Lisa Stöckl, Ronald Petie, Dan-Eric Nilsson
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3206948?pdf=render