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Additional Assay — Desert Locust

Jumping (Hindleg Catapult)

Schistocerca gregaria

Behavioral test for Schistocerca gregaria — Jump distance, takeoff angle

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Desert Locust — Jumping (Hindleg Catapult)
Quantitative Output

Key Parameters

Jump distance, takeoff angle

References

Citations for Jumping (Hindleg Catapult)

  1. Bennet-Clark HC. (1975). J Exp Biol, 63, 53-83.
Compatible Equipment

Hardware for Desert Locust Research

Tethered Flight Arena (Free-Beating Wings)

Flight motor output

Looming-Stimulus Display Rig

Collision detection assays

Walking Belt with Optogenetic Compatibility

Motor control studies

Phase-Conditioning Cage Stack

Crowding manipulation

Tarsal-Contact Olfactometer

PER conditioning

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