Exploratory search during directed navigation in C. elegans and Drosophila larva
Many organisms—from bacteria to nematodes to insect larvae—navigate their environments by biasing random movements. In these organisms, navigation in isotropic environments can be characterized as an essentially diffusive and undirected process. In stimulus gradients, movement decisions are biased t...
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Language: | English |
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eLife Sciences Publications Ltd
2017-10-01
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Online Access: | https://elifesciences.org/articles/30503 |