Predator versus prey: locust looming-detector neuron and behavioural responses to stimuli representing attacking bird predators.

Many arthropods possess escape-triggering neural mechanisms that help them evade predators. These mechanisms are important neuroethological models, but they are rarely investigated using predator-like stimuli because there is often insufficient information on real predator attacks. Locusts possess u...

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Main Authors: Roger D Santer, F Claire Rind, Peter J Simmons
Format: article
Language:EN
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012
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Online Access:https://doaj.org/article/fe353ebca4ca41fe9934a31fa68be81d
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