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The lateral giant neuron-mediated tailflip response of the crayfish (a decopod crustacean) is an escape reaction that is mediated by neural circuitry that is exceptionally well understood. It has been and continues to be important as a model system for investigating the organization of stimulus-response-mediating circuitry, mechanisms of integration of the multiple behavior patterns of behavioral repertoires, and mechanisms of simple forms of learning.
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Krasne FB, Wine JJ (1977): Control of crayfish escape behavior. In: Identified Neurons and Behavior of Arthropods. Hoyle G, ed. New York: Plenum Press, pp 275–292.
Krasne FB, Wine JJ (1984): The production of crayfish tailflip escape responses. In: Neural Mechanisms of Startle Behavior. Eaton RC, ed. New York: Plenum Press, pp 179–211.
Wine JJ, Krasne FB (1982): The cellular organization of crayfish escape behavior. In: The Biology of Crustacea, vol 4. Sandeman DC, Atwood HL, eds. New York: Academic Press, pp. 241–292.
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Krasne, F.B. (1988). Crayfish, Escape Reaction, Lateral Giant Neuron-Mediated. In: Comparative Neuroscience and Neurobiology. Readings from the Encyclopedia of Neuroscience . Birkhäuser, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4899-6776-3_10
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