Why is it advantageous for animals to detect celestial polarization in the ultraviolet? Skylight polarization under clouds and canopies is strongest in the UV

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 226, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 429-437

  Barta, András ^a   Horváth, Gábor ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Canopy; Cloudy sky; Polarimetry; Polarization sensitivity; Skylight polarization; UV sky pol paradox

Indexed keywords

INSECT; ORIENTATION; POLARIZATION; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION;

ARTICLE; CANOPY; CLOUD; LIGHT SCATTERING; PERCEPTION; POLARIMETRY; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SPECTRUM; THEORETICAL MODEL; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALIA; HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 0842348238     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2003.09.017     Document Type: Article

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