| Stimulus configuration and location in the visual field affect appetitive responses by the praying mantis, Sphodromantis lineola (Burr.). | |
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PMID: 8257673 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
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Adult female praying mantises, Sphodromantis lineola (Burr.), were presented with computer-generated black rectangular stimuli that moved horizontally or vertically at 82 deg/s against a homogeneous white background. Both stimulus configuration (orientation in relation to direction) and the retinal location of the stimulus image affected the rate at which mantises responded appetitively (approached or struck at the stimulus). Mantises responded most to square stimuli (12.5 deg x 12.5 deg) when they moved horizontally or vertically through, or horizontally at 24.5 deg below the center of their visual field. Mantises also responded most to vertically (vs. horizontally) oriented rectangular stimuli (12.5 deg x 47 deg) that moved through their visual-field center, irrespective of whether the stimuli moved downward or horizontally. Upward moving stimuli elicited intermediate amounts of behavior with no configuration preference. Mantises did not demonstrate a configuration preference when rectangular stimuli moved > or = 24.5 deg outside of the visual-field center. Furthermore, mantises responded very little and demonstrated no configuration preferences to stimuli that moved less than approximately 83 deg through their visual field even if the stimuli moved through the visual-field center. |
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Authors:
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F R Prete |
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Type: Journal Article; Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't |
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Title: Visual neuroscience Volume: 10 ISSN: 0952-5238 ISO Abbreviation: Vis. Neurosci. Publication Date: 1993 Nov-Dec |
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Created Date: 1994-01-19 Completed Date: 1994-01-19 Revised Date: 2008-11-21 |
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Nlm Unique ID: 8809466 Medline TA: Vis Neurosci Country: ENGLAND |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 997-1005 Citation Subset: IM |
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Department of Psychology, Denison University, Granville, OH 43023. |
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Animals Computer Simulation Feeding Behavior / physiology* Female Orthoptera Pattern Recognition, Visual / physiology Predatory Behavior / physiology* Retina / physiology Sensory Thresholds Vision, Ocular / physiology* Visual Fields / physiology* Visual Perception / physiology |
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