Collision-avoidance and landing responses are mediated by separate pathways in the fruit fly,<i>Drosophila melanogaster</i>

F. Tammero, Lance; H. Dickinson, Michael

doi:10.1242/jeb.205.18.2785

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Collision-avoidance and landing responses are mediated by separate pathways in the fruit fly,Drosophila melanogaster

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Authors:

Lance F. Tammero

Michael H. Dickinson

Abstract

SUMMARY Flies rely heavily on visual feedback for several aspects of flight control. As a fly approaches an object, the image projected across its retina expands, providing the fly with visual feedback that can be used either to trigger a collision-avoidance maneuver or a landing response. To determ...

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