Sun Navigation Requires Compass Neurons in Drosophila

Despite their small brains, insects can navigate over long distances by orienting using visual landmarks [1], skylight polarization [2-9], and sun position [3, 4, 6, 10]. Although Drosophila are not generally renowned for their navigational abilities, mark-and-recapture experiments in Death Valley r...

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Published in:	Current biology Vol. 28; no. 17; p. 2845
Main Authors:	Giraldo, Ysabel Milton, Leitch, Katherine J, Ros, Ivo G, Warren, Timothy L, Weir, Peter T, Dickinson, Michael H
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	England 10.09.2018
Subjects:	Animals Brain - physiology Cues Drosophila melanogaster - physiology Neurons - physiology Orientation - physiology Orientation, Spatial - physiology Sunlight central complex navigation sun compass
ISSN:	1879-0445, 1879-0445
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