Target localization in different luminous environments

Comparative Biochemistry and Physiology Part A: Physiology

Volume 103, Issue 3, November 1992, Pages 479-486

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1. A model for target localization, developed for Squilla mantis, was modified for two other stomatopod species.
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2. While Squilla live in dim light, Odontodactylus scyllarus live in medium bright and Gonodactylus in extremely bright habitats.
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3. The critical zones for prey capture, selected by a decision neuron, were identified. These are bifurcated, stretching out for long distances.
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4. A much more limited critical zone is obtained by introducing a strike command neuron, which receives inputs only from the two central ommatidia in the middle band instead of from all six as does the decision neuron.
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5. The results correspond to the different behavior patterns in prey capture for the different species.

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