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Saccadic head rotations during walking in the stalk-eyed fly (Cyrtodiopsis dalmanni)
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In stalk-eyed flies (Diopsidae), the eyes are positioned at the end of rigid peduncles protruding laterally from the head. Sexual selection for eye span in male Cyrtodiopsis dalmanni results in eye span that exceeds body length and exceeds the eye span of females. We studied whether the twofold higher moment of inertia (MOI) of the male head results in a reduced head rotation velocity during turning. We analysed films of flies performing walking turns and compared the head kinematics between the sexes. The significance of head rotation to turning was evaluated from the turning kinematics of flies with immobilized (glued) heads. Male and female C. dalmanni rotated their heads relative to the surrounding environment 1.55-fold (male) and 1.65-fold (female) faster than the angular velocity of the body by performing rapid head saccades. During the larger turns, flies with immobilized heads were unable to reorient gaze as fast as the control flies. Despite the larger MOI of the head, male C. dalmanni match the head saccade of females suggesting that eye span elongation is coupled by an adaptation of the neck apparatus to rotate the wider head.
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Metadata
- Authors
- Ribak, G., Egge, A. R., & Swallow, J. G.
- Affiliations
- University of South Dakota (US)
- Venue
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B: Biological Sciences
- Publisher
- The Royal Society
- Published
- 2009-01-20
- Volume
- 276
- Issue
- 1662
- Pages
- 1643-1649
- ISSN
- 0080-4649 (ISSN-L)
- 0962-8452
- 1471-2954
- PMC
- PMC2660984
- OpenAlex
- W2122632165
- Cited by
- 19
- References
- 38
- Citations by year
- 2025: 1 · 2021: 1 · 2020: 1 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 1 · 2017: 3 · 2015: 1 · 2014: 3 · 2013: 2 · 2012: 1
- FWCI
- 0.55
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Proceedings of the Royal Society B Biological Sciences (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- Funders
- National Science Foundation (CAREER, 0448060)
- Topics
- Life Sciences › Neuroscience › Cellular and Molecular Neuroscience › Neurobiology and Insect Physiology Research
- Physical Sciences › Engineering › Aerospace Engineering › Biomimetic flight and propulsion mechanisms
- Life Sciences › Agricultural and Biological Sciences › Ecology, Evolution, Behavior and Systematics › Animal Behavior and Reproduction
- Keywords
- stalk-eyed flies, sexual selection, moment of inertia, head kinematics, sex differences
- MeSH terms
- Animals, Biomechanical Phenomena, Diptera, Eye, Female, Head, Male, Photic Stimulation, Reaction Time, Rotation, Saccades, Sex Characteristics, Walking
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