Novelty detection and context dependent processing of sky-compass cues in the brain of the desert locust Schistocerca gregaria

NERVOUS SYSTEMS facilitate purposeful interactions between animals and their environment, based on the perceptual powers, cognition and higher motor control. Through goal-directed behavior, the animal aims to increase its advantage and minimize risk. For instance, the migratory desert locust should...

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Main Author:	Bockhorst, Tobias
Contributors:	Homberg, Uwe (Prof. Dr.) (Thesis advisor)
Format:	Doctoral Thesis
Language:	German
Published:	Philipps-Universität Marburg 2015
Subjects:	Tiere (Zoologie) Naturwissenschaften neurophysiology Biologie Räumliche Orientierung Biowissenschaften insect brain animal navigation Zoological sciences
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