Detection of coloured patterns by honeybees through chromatic and achromatic cues

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

Volumn 187, Issue 3, 2001, Pages 215-224

  Hempel De Ibarra, Natalie ^a   Giurfa, Martin ^a,b,c   Vorobyev, Misha ^a,d  

^a FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSIDAD DE BUENOS AIRES   (Argentina)

^c UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

Author keywords

Colour vision; Compound eye; Detection; Honeybee; Pattern vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; BEE; COLOR VISION; EYE; PATTERN RECOGNITION; PHYSIOLOGY; PLANT; ULTRASTRUCTURE;

ANIMALS; BEES; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; COLOR PERCEPTION; EYE; PATTERN RECOGNITION, VISUAL; PLANTS;

ANIMALIA; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA;

EID: 0034999942     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s003590100192     Document Type: Article

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