How polarization-sensitive interneurones of crickets see the polarization pattern of the sky: A field study with an optoelectronic model neurone

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 202, Issue 7, 1999, Pages 757-770

  Labhart, T ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Cricket; Filter; Gryllus campestris; Interneurone; Model neurone; Polarization vision; Vision

Indexed keywords

EID: 0032910827     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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