The spatial resolutions of the apposition compound eye and its neuro-sensory feature detectors: Observation versus theory

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 51, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 243-266

  Horridge, Adrian ^a  

^a AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Cues; Insect; Parallel pathways; Resolution; Visual

Indexed keywords

EYE; VISION;

APIS MELLIFERA; INSECTA;

EID: 14644412490     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2004.11.018     Document Type: Review

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