Dedicated photoreceptor pathways in Drosophila larvae mediate navigation by processing either spatial or temporal cues

The response of Drosophila larva to light depends on both spatial and temporal inputs. Here the authors show that Rhodopsin5 photoreceptors, but not Rhodopsin6 photoreceptors, are required for conveying spatial light cues.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Tim-Henning Humberg, Pascal Bruegger, Bruno Afonso, Marta Zlatic, James W. Truman, Marc Gershow, Aravinthan Samuel, Simon G. Sprecher
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2018-03-01
Series:Nature Communications
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41467-018-03520-5