The effect of target orientation on the visual acuity and the spatial frequency response of the locust eye

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 45, Issue 2, 1999, Pages 191-200

  Catton, William T ^a  

^a NEWCASTLE UNIVERSITY   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Locust eye; Response; Visual

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; LOCUST; NONHUMAN; OPTICAL RESOLUTION; ORIENTATION; SPATIAL FREQUENCY DISCRIMINATION; VISION; VISUAL ACUITY;

EID: 0032894443     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(98)00117-6     Document Type: Article

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