How and why are uniformly polarization-sensitive retinae subject to polarization-related artefacts? Correction of some errors in the theory of polarization-induced false colours

Journal of Theoretical Biology

Volumn 230, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 77-87

  Hegedüs, Ramón ^a   Horváth, Gábor ^a  

^a EÖTVÖS LORÁND UNIVERSITY   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Colour vision; Polarization vision; Polarization induced false colours; Uniformly polarization sensitive retina

Indexed keywords

BUTTERFLY; POLARIZATION; THEORETICAL STUDY; VISION;

ARTICLE; ARTIFACT; BUTTERFLY; COLOR VISION; MATHEMATICAL ANALYSIS; POLARIZATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RETINA; THEORETICAL STUDY; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; COLOR PERCEPTION; MODELS, BIOLOGICAL; OPTICAL ILLUSIONS; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE;

INSECTA; PAPILIO; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 18544404382     PISSN: 00225193     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jtbi.2004.04.026     Document Type: Article

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