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Beetz, M.J., El Jundi, B. (2018). Insect Orientation: Stay on Course with the Sun.  Curr. Biol. 28(17): R933--RR936.
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FBrf0250621
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Abstract
A new study demonstrates that fruit flies can use a sun compass, which is encoded in specific neurons in the fly's brain, to maintain a fixed heading direction for up to six hours.
PubMed ID
30205063
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DOI
10.1016/j.cub.2018.07.032
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Sun Navigation Requires Compass Neurons in Drosophila.
Giraldo et al., 2018, Curr. Biol. 28(17): 2845--2852.e4 [FBrf0240038]

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    Language of Publication
    English
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    Publication Type
    Journal
    Abbreviation
    Curr. Biol.
    Title
    Current Biology
    Publication Year
    1991-
    ISBN/ISSN
    0960-9822
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