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Science 25 October 1968:
Vol. 162. no. 3852, p. 477
DOI: 10.1126/science.162.3852.477
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Orientometer for Study of Insect Behavior

William B. Kerfoot 1

1 Biological Laboratories, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts

A multidirectional treadmill for the study of insect orientation is described. The movements of an insect throughout 360° can be recorded for periods up to 12 hours. The extent of deviation from randomness serves as a quantitative measure of reaction to a given stimulus.

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