title: Fruit flies step out.
abstract: A method that can analyse the movements of Drosophila as they walk is a valuable addition to the tools available to neurobiologists, and has already led to insights into the interplay of central networks and sensory feedback in this model organism.
authors: is an  eLife  reviewing editor, and is in the  Department of Neuroscience and Behavioral Biology ,  Emory University ,  Atlanta ,  United States rcalabre@biology.emory.edu.
authors: Ronald L
authors: RL
authors: Calabrese
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D004331:Drosophila melanogaster / Q000502:physiology*; D005121:Extremities / Q000294:innervation*; D005684:Gait; D011434:Proprioception; D011984:Sensory Receptor Cells / Q000502:physiology*; D016138:Walking
keywords: D. melanogaster; coordination; gait analysis; motor neuron; neurophysiology; sensory feedback; walking behaviour