. | Length of crossing (mm) . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |||||||
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. | 20 . | . | 30 . | . | 40 . | . | 50 . | . | |||||||
. | Number . | % . | Number . | % . | Number . | % . | Number . | % . | |||||||
Intact antennae | |||||||||||||||
A+V+ | 117 | 98 | 118 | 98 | 97 | 81 | 63 | 53 | |||||||
A+V- | 120 | 100 | 119 | 99 | 104 | 87 | 53 | 44 | |||||||
Defective antennae | |||||||||||||||
A-V+ | 119 | 99 | 93 | 78 | 45 | 38 | 18 | 15 |
. | Length of crossing (mm) . | . | . | . | . | . | . | . | |||||||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
. | 20 . | . | 30 . | . | 40 . | . | 50 . | . | |||||||
. | Number . | % . | Number . | % . | Number . | % . | Number . | % . | |||||||
Intact antennae | |||||||||||||||
A+V+ | 117 | 98 | 118 | 98 | 97 | 81 | 63 | 53 | |||||||
A+V- | 120 | 100 | 119 | 99 | 104 | 87 | 53 | 44 | |||||||
Defective antennae | |||||||||||||||
A-V+ | 119 | 99 | 93 | 78 | 45 | 38 | 18 | 15 |
N=6 animals each for intact and defective antennae; n=20 trials per animal and gap size.
Note that animals only crossed the gap in trials in which they had received tactile input by the antennae (or in one case of A-V+ by the front legs, as described in the text).