Rats sense the wind with antennae-like whiskers above their eyes
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Snapshots of whiskers at maximum protraction for 3 consecutive whisks.
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Rats sense the wind with antennae-like whiskers above their eyes
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The principal components of rat whisker configurations. The first 3
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Rats sense the wind with antennae-like whiskers above their eyes
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