Neural Control and Biomechanics of Flight Initiation in Drosophila melanogaster

Neural Control and Biomechanics of Flight Initiation in Drosophila melanogaster

In response to abrupt visual stimulation, the fruit fly, Drosophila melanogaster, quickly initiates flight. This rapid takeoff is believed to be a reflex coordinated by a pair of large descending interneurons (the "giant fibers"). However, it has been difficult to evoke escapes in wild-typ...

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Main Author: Card, Gwyneth Megan
Format: Others
Published: 2009
Online Access:https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/2225/1/GCard_Thesis-revised.pdf
Card, Gwyneth Megan (2009) Neural Control and Biomechanics of Flight Initiation in Drosophila melanogaster. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/PR7S-Y618. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05282009-215548 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05282009-215548>

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https://thesis.library.caltech.edu/2225/1/GCard_Thesis-revised.pdf
Card, Gwyneth Megan (2009) Neural Control and Biomechanics of Flight Initiation in Drosophila melanogaster. Dissertation (Ph.D.), California Institute of Technology. doi:10.7907/PR7S-Y618. https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05282009-215548 <https://resolver.caltech.edu/CaltechETD:etd-05282009-215548>

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