Invertebrate neurobiology / edited by Geoffrey North, Ralph J. Greenspan.

Other author North, Geoffrey.
Other author Greenspan, Ralph J.
Format Book
Publication InfoCold Spring Harbor, N.Y. : Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory Press, ©2007.
Descriptionxii, 665 pages : illustrations (some color) ; 24 cm.
Supplemental ContentTable of contents only
Subjects

SeriesCold Spring Harbor monograph series ; 49
Cold Spring Harbor monograph series ; 49. ^A856
Contents Searching for insight : using invertebrate nervous systems to illuminate fundamental principles in neuroscience / Eve Marder -- Emerging techniques. Circuit-breaking and behavioral analysis by molecular genetic manipulation of neural activity in Drosophila / Todd C. Holmes .. [et al.] ; Electrophysiology and optophysiology of complex brain functions in insects / Randolf Menzel -- Sensory systems. Olfactory/gustatory processing / Leslie B. Vosshall ; Optic flow processing in the cockpit of the fly / Alexander Borst and Juergen Haag ; Ommatidial adaptations for spatial, spectral and polarization vision in arthropods / Eric Warrant, Almut Kelber and Rikard Frederiksen ; Auditory systems in insects / Daniel Robert and Ronald R. Hoy ; Mechanosensory regulation of invertebrate motor systems / Dawn M. Blitz and Michael P. Nusbaum -- Motor systems. The neuromechanics of fly flight control / Mark A. Frye ; Insect walking : from reduced preparations to natural terrain / Roy E. Ritzmann and Ansgar Büschges ; Invertebrate central pattern generators / Paul S. Katz and Scott L. Hooper -- Learning and memory. Invertebrate cognition : nonelemental learning beyond simple conditioning / Martin Giurfa ; Memories of worms and flies : from gene to behavior / Catharine Rankin and Josh Dubnau ; Simple minds : the neurobiology of invertebrate learning and memory / David L. Glanzman -- Behavior and neuroethology models. Going wild : towards an ecology of visual information processing / Jochen Zeil ... [et al.] ; Elements of courtship behavior in Drosophila / Jean-Francois Ferveur ; Foraging in flies and worms / Mario de Bono and Marla B. Sokolowski ; Spatial aspects of foraging in ants and bees / Matthew Collett and Thomas S. Collett ; Circadian rhythms and sleep / Amita Sehgal and Ravi Allada ; Behavioral choice / William Kristan and Rhanor Gillette ; Neuroendocrinology of eclosion / John Ewer -- Evolution. Evolution of excitability in lower metazoans / Robert W. Meech and George O. Mackie ; Evolution of behavioral genes / Rodolfo Costa, Federica Sandrelli, and Charalambos P. Kyriacou -- Afterword : Universality and brain mechanisms / Ralph J. Greenspan.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
LCCN 2007012698
ISBN9780879698195 (hardcover : alk. paper)
ISBN0879698195 (hardcover : alk. paper)