Behavioural evidence for polarisation vision in stomatopods reveals a potential channel for communication

Current Biology

Volumn 9, Issue 14, 1999, Pages 755-758

  Marshall, J ^a   Cronin, T W ^a   Shashar, N ^a   Land, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CRUSTACEA; INVERTEBRATA; MANTIS; STOMATOPODA; VERTEBRATA;

EID: 0033565963     PISSN: 09609822     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0960-9822(99)80336-4     Document Type: Article

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