The visual pigments known as opsins are the primary molecular basis for colour vision in
animals. Insects are among the most diverse of animal groups and their visual systems …

Muscle function during movement is more than a simple, linear transformation of neural
activity into force. The classic work loop technique has pioneered our understanding of …

Wing integrity is crucial to the many insect species that spend distinct portions of their life in
flight. How insects cope with the consequences of wing damage is therefore a central …

Vigilant animals detect and respond to threats in the environment, often changing posture
and movement patterns. Vigilance is modulated not only by predators but also by …

During flight maneuvers, insects exhibit compensatory head movements which are essential
for stabilizing the visual field on their retina, reducing motion blur, and supporting visual self …

Dragonflies belong to the oldest known lineage of flying animals, found across the globe
around streams, ponds and forests. They are insect predators, specialising in ambush attack …

In insects such as Drosophila melanogaster, flight guidance is based on converging sensory
information provided by several modalities, including chemoperception. Drosophila flies are …

Humans and other animals can readily learn to compensate for changes in the dynamics of
movement. Such changes can result from an injury or changes in the weight of carried …

Flying insects require mechanosensory feedback to rapidly generate compensatory
responses to unexpected perturbations. Such feedback is critical in insects such as moths …

Locomotion is a hallmark of organisms which has enabled adaptive radiation to an
extraordinarily diverse class of ecological niches, and allows animals to move across vast …