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| Title |
Vision and air flow combine to streamline flying honeybees
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|---|---|
| Published in |
Scientific Reports, September 2013
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| DOI | 10.1038/srep02614 |
| Pubmed ID | |
| Authors |
Gavin J. Taylor, Tien Luu, David Ball, Mandyam V. Srinivasan |
| Abstract |
Insects face the challenge of integrating multi-sensory information to control their flight. Here we study a 'streamlining' response in honeybees, whereby honeybees raise their abdomen to reduce drag. We find that this response, which was recently reported to be mediated by optic flow, is also strongly modulated by the presence of air flow simulating a head wind. The Johnston's organs in the antennae were found to play a role in the measurement of the air speed that is used to control the streamlining response. The response to a combination of visual motion and wind is complex and can be explained by a model that incorporates a non-linear combination of the two stimuli. The use of visual and mechanosensory cues increases the strength of the streamlining response when the stimuli are present concurrently. We propose this multisensory integration will make the response more robust to transient disturbances in either modality. |
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The data shown below were collected from the profiles of 4 X users who shared this research output. Click here to find out more about how the information was compiled.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| United States | 2 | 50% |
| Unknown | 2 | 50% |
Demographic breakdown
| Type | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Scientists | 2 | 50% |
| Members of the public | 1 | 25% |
| Science communicators (journalists, bloggers, editors) | 1 | 25% |
Mendeley readers
The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 110 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.
Geographical breakdown
| Country | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Colombia | 1 | <1% |
| Portugal | 1 | <1% |
| Sweden | 1 | <1% |
| Unknown | 107 | 97% |
Demographic breakdown
| Readers by professional status | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Student > Ph. D. Student | 27 | 25% |
| Researcher | 21 | 19% |
| Student > Master | 15 | 14% |
| Student > Bachelor | 11 | 10% |
| Student > Doctoral Student | 5 | 5% |
| Other | 18 | 16% |
| Unknown | 13 | 12% |
| Readers by discipline | Count | As % |
|---|---|---|
| Agricultural and Biological Sciences | 38 | 35% |
| Engineering | 20 | 18% |
| Neuroscience | 18 | 16% |
| Computer Science | 4 | 4% |
| Physics and Astronomy | 4 | 4% |
| Other | 13 | 12% |
| Unknown | 13 | 12% |
Attention Score in Context
This research output has an Altmetric Attention Score of 41. This is our high-level measure of the quality and quantity of online attention that it has received. This Attention Score, as well as the ranking and number of research outputs shown below, was calculated when the research output was last mentioned on 02 March 2015.
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