A Model of Drosophila Larva Chemotaxis.

Detailed observations of larval Drosophila chemotaxis have characterised the relationship between the odour gradient and the runs, head casts and turns made by the animal. We use a computational model to test whether hypothesised sensorimotor control mechanisms are sufficient to account for larval b...

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Main Authors: Alex Davies, Matthieu Louis, Barbara Webb
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-11-01
Series:PLoS Computational Biology
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4657977?pdf=render