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Nasa workshop on animal gravity-sensing systems
| Content Provider | NASA Technical Reports Server (NTRS) |
|---|---|
| Editor | Corcoran, M. L. |
| Copyright Year | 1986 |
| Description | The opportunity for space flight has brought about the need for well-planned research programs that recognize the significance of space flight as a scientific research tool for advancing knowledge of life on Earth, and that utilize each flight opportunity to its fullest. For the first time in history, gravity can be almost completely eliminated. Thus, studies can be undertaken that will help to elucidate the importance of gravity to the normal functioning of living organisms, and to determine the effects microgravity may have on an organism. This workshop was convened to organize a plan for space research on animal gravity-sensing systems and the role that gravity plays in the development and normal functioning of these systems. Scientists working in the field of animal gravity-sensing systems use a wide variety of organisms in their research. The workshop presentations dealt with topics which ranged from the indirect gravity receptor of the water flea, Daphnia (whose antennal setae apparently act as current-sensing receptors as the animal moves up and down in water), through specialized statocyst structures found in jellyfish and gastropods, to the more complex vestibular systems that are characteristic of amphibians, avians, and mammals. |
| File Size | 2545334 |
| Page Count | 55 |
| File Format | |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://archive.org/details/NASA_NTRS_Archive_19860023478 |
| Archival Resource Key | ark:/13960/t9x11068x |
| Language | English |
| Publisher Date | 1986-08-01 |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Animals Gravitational Effects Biological Evolution Gravireceptors Space Commercialization Space Adaptation Syndrome Space Flight Stress Weightlessness Simulation Microgravity Research Management Ntrs Nasa Technical Reports Server (ntrs) Nasa Technical Reports Server Aerodynamics Aircraft Aerospace Engineering Aerospace Aeronautic Space Science |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Technical Report |
