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Photomovement Behavior in Simple Invertebrates

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Photoreception and Vision in Invertebrates

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In the last decade we have seen a considerable increase in research on sensory systems in simple organisms. On the one hand are the intensive studies of physiological mechanisms of behavior in bacteria (Berg, 1975; Goy & Springer, 1978; Hildebrand, 1978; Koshland, 1980) and single-celled eukaryotes (Nelson & Kung, 1978; Darmon & Brachet, 1978; Diehn, 1979; Nultsch & Häder, 1979). On the other hand are neurobiological studies of opisthobranch molluscs (Kandel, 1979; Alkon, 1980), daphnia (Macagno et al., 1973; Young, 1981) and leeches (Nicholls et al., 1977; Fernández & Stent, 1980). Somewhere in between is the behavioral and neuroanatomical work begun on nematodes (Ward, 1978; Wright, 1980; Dusenbery, 1980a, Burr, 1979), and rotifers (Cleément & Wurdak, 1983). A variety of studies of marine invertebrates are reviewed by Creutzberg (1975).

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Burr, A.H. (1984). Photomovement Behavior in Simple Invertebrates. In: Ali, M.A. (eds) Photoreception and Vision in Invertebrates. NATO ASI Series, vol 74. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-2743-1_6

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