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An angular acceleration receptor system of dual sensitivity in the statocyst ofOctopus vulgaris

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The angular acceleration receptor system of the statocyst ofOctopus vulgaris can be classified morphologically into two sub-systems on the basis of cupula form and size8. Electrophysiological experiments demonstrate that these two subsystems differ in their sensitivity ranges; one is appropriate for the detection of low and the other for the detection of higher angular accelerations.

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  1. Department of Zoology, University of Regensburg, D-8400, Regensburg, (Federal Republic of Germany)

    R. Williamson & B. U. Budelmann

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Acknowledgments. This work was supported by grants from the Alexander von Humboldt-Stiftung to R.W. and the Deutsche Forschungsgemeinschaft (Bu 404/3-2 and SFB 4) to B.U.B. The authors would like to thank the Director and staff of the Zoological Station in Naples, Italy, for their hospitality and help, and Professor J.Z. Young for critically reading the manuscript.

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Williamson, R., Budelmann, B.U. An angular acceleration receptor system of dual sensitivity in the statocyst ofOctopus vulgaris . Experientia 41, 1321–1323 (1985). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF01952075

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