Stick Insect Antennae
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Author: Dr. Volker Duerr, Institute of Zoology, University of Cologne, Germany
on Amazon.Dr. Volker Duerr accepted the invitation on 19 March 2008 (self-imposed deadline: 19 September 2008).
This article will briefly cover: The antennal tactile system of the stick insect. The stick insect Carausius morosus is a flightless, nocturnal insect that frequently moves its long feelers (antennae) to expore the space ahead. As such, the stick insect antenna is most appropriate to study the behavioural, neural and biomechanical functioning of the active tactile sense (active touch) in an invertebrate.
| Invited by: | Prof. Tony J. Prescott, Dept Psychology, Univ of Sheffield, UK |
