Spatial Perception: Time Tells Where a Smell Comes From
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A new study has found that when a shark turns towards an odor, its directional decision is based on inter-nostril differences in odorant time of arrival, rather than on inter-nostril differences in odorant concentration.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- Current Biology
دوره 20 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2010