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A novel mechanism for mechanosensory-based rheotaxis in larval zebrafish

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  • Pablo Oteiza

    (Harvard University
    Center for Brain Science, Harvard University
    Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Sensorimotor Control Research Group)

  • Iris Odstrcil

    (Harvard University
    Center for Brain Science, Harvard University)

  • George Lauder

    (Museum of Comparative Zoology, Harvard University)

  • Ruben Portugues

    (Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Sensorimotor Control Research Group)

  • Florian Engert

    (Harvard University
    Center for Brain Science, Harvard University
    Max Planck Institute of Neurobiology, Sensorimotor Control Research Group)

Abstract

In the absence of visual information, larval zebrafish (Danio rerio) use their mechanosensory lateral line to perform rheotaxis by using flow velocity gradients as navigational cues.

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  • Pablo Oteiza & Iris Odstrcil & George Lauder & Ruben Portugues & Florian Engert, 2017. "A novel mechanism for mechanosensory-based rheotaxis in larval zebrafish," Nature, Nature, vol. 547(7664), pages 445-448, July.
    • Handle: RePEc:nat:nature:v:547:y:2017:i:7664:d:10.1038_nature23014
    DOI: 10.1038/nature23014
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