An Initial Study on the Effects of Signal Intermittency on the Odor Plume Tracking Behavior of the American Lobster,Homarus americanus

of the world after each molt. That is, ommatidia viewing the most anterior region of the animal's visual space now sample a more lateral region of visual space. As a consequence, the retinotopic map in the brain must undergo comparable rearrangements to accommodate inputs from new ommatidia sampling visual space in front of the animal. The retinotopic map has been determined for adult animals at the first two synaptic layers in the brain (6), but that of the juvenile remains to be studied. The retinotopic map must be plastic to accommodate the changing retinal mosaic as the eye grows. Supported by grants from the National Science Foundation, National Eye Institute, and the National Institutes of Mental Health. C. McGuiness and S. Meadors received REU Fellowships from the National Science Foundation. We thank the f the world after each molt. That is, ommatidia viewing the most terior egion f the animal's visual space now sample a more ateral region f visual space. As a consequence, the retinotopic ap in the brain must undergo comparable rear ng ments to ccommodate inputs from new ommatidia sampling visual space front of the animal. The retinotopic map has been determined for dult animals at the first two synaptic layers n the b ain (6), but at of the juvenil remains to be studied. The retinotopic map ust be plastic o accommodate the changing retinal mosaic as the Monomoy National Wildlife Refuge, Morris Island, Chatham, Massachusetts.