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Review
. 2010 Feb 23;20(4):R159-61.
doi: 10.1016/j.cub.2009.12.028.

Behavioral neurobiology: how larval fish orient towards the light

Kaspar P Mueller  1 , Stephan C F Neuhauss
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Behavioral neurobiology: how larval fish orient towards the light

Kaspar P Mueller et al. Curr Biol. .
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Abstract

Orientation of animals towards or away from light is a simple behavior commonly found in the animal kingdom. A recent study using zebrafish larvae has revealed the underlying neural logic of this primal choice behavior, by differential use of the retinal ON- and OFF-pathways.

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