... by a phenomenological input–output relationship based on the stimulus angular increment and the angular velocity of the stimulus. * Author for correspondence ( [email protected] ) 30 1 2012 7 6 2012 © 2012. 2012 visual behavior escape response looming detection Crustacea...

... Chasmagnathus granulatus , which allows investigation of the processes of looming detection and escape decision at both the behavioral and neuronal levels. By analyzing the escape response of the crab in a walking simulator device we show that: (i) a robust and reliable escape response can be elicited...