Search for dissertations about: "Tripedalia cystophora"
Found 3 swedish dissertations containing the words Tripedalia cystophora.
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1. Visually guided swimming in box jellyfish: A study of swimming behaviour in response to visual stimuli
Abstract : Most animals use eyes to guide their behaviour. Analysing, and understanding, visually guided behaviours gets more complicated the more advanced the animal gets. Box jellyfish provide a relatively simple system for understanding visually guided behaviours. READ MORE
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2. Visual filtering in box jellyfish: A simple system
Abstract : Unlike most jellyfish, box jellyfish (cubomedusae) are highly visually orientated. They are agile swimmers and use visual information to avoid obstacles and orientate themselves. READ MORE
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3. The nervous system of box jellyfish: A surprisingly complex system in a simple animal
Abstract : The four surprisingly complex visual sensory organs of cubomedusae, the rhopalia, contain each six eyes of four morphologically different types, two of which are camera-type eyes. This means that the evolutionary basal nervous system of cubomedusae must process the visual signals received from a total of 24 rhopalial eyes. READ MORE