Infrared spectral sensitivity of Melanophila acuminata

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 47, Issue 12, 2001, Pages 1441-1450

  Hammer, D X ^a,c   Seigert, J ^a   Stone, M O ^b   Rylander III, H G ^a   Welch, A J ^a  

^a The University of Texas at Austin   (United States)

^b AIR FORCE RESEARCH LABORATORY   (United States)

^c PHYSICAL SCIENCES INC   (United States)

Author keywords

Action potential; Action spectrum; Generator potential; Infrared receptor; M. acuminata; Sensitivity threshold; Spectral sensitivity

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; PHYSIOLOGY;

ARTICLE; BEETLE; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; INFRARED RADIATION; INFRARED SPECTROSCOPY; LATENT PERIOD; NONHUMAN; SPECTRAL SENSITIVITY;

BUPRESTIDAE; COLEOPTERA; MELANOPHILA; MELANOPHILA ACUMINATA;

EID: 0035169979     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0022-1910(01)00134-2     Document Type: Article

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