Why flies look to the skies.
expert_opinion · Level V
Where this comes from
- Record sourced from PubMed, PMID 33860762.
- Also identified by DOI 10.7554/eLife.68684 and PMC identifier 8051943.
- Licence recorded as CC BY.
- The licence permits redistribution, so the abstract is shown in full and the full text is available from the publisher.
Abstract
Fruit flies rely on an intricate neural pathway to process polarized light signals in order to inform their internal compass about the position of the Sun.
Medical subject headings
- Drosophila
- Visual Pathways