Optimal sets of color receptors and color opponent systems for coding of natural objects in insect vision

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 181, Issue 2, 1996, Pages 179-196

  Chittka, Lars ^a,b  

^a STONY BROOK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BEE; COLOR DISCRIMINATION; COLOR VISION; FRUIT; INSECT; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

APOIDEA; INSECTA;

EID: 0030596615     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1006/jtbi.1996.0124     Document Type: Article

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