Superposition optics and the time of flight in onitine dung beetles

Journal of Comparative Physiology - A Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 183, Issue 1, 1998, Pages 45-60

  McIntyre, P ^a   Caveney, S ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES   (Australia)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

Author keywords

Beetle; Flight; Optics; Sensitivity; Superposition eye

Indexed keywords

EID: 0031837697     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590050233     Document Type: Article

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