ISSN:
1476-4687
Source:
Nature Archives 1869 - 2009
Topics:
Biology
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Chemistry and Pharmacology
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Medicine
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Natural Sciences in General
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Physics
Notes:
[Auszug] Having a poorly developed visual system, rats use their whiskers to navigate, to explore, to detect objects, and to determine the size, shape and texture of those objects. The 30 or so whiskers on each side of the snout sweep back and forth about four to ten times a second. This ...
Type of Medium:
Electronic Resource
URL:
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/35018663
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