Polarization pattern of freshwater habitats recorded by video polarimetry in red, green and blue spectral ranges and its relevance for water detection by aquatic insects

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 200, Issue 7, 1997, Pages 1155-1163

  Horváth, Gábor ^a   Varjú, Dezsö ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TÜBINGEN   (Germany)

^b EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

aquatic insects; colour; freshwater habitats; polarization; polarization patterns; polarization sensitivity; rotating analyzer video polarimetry; visual ecology; water detection

Indexed keywords

HEXAPODA; INSECTA;

EID: 18544395186     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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