Bumblebees directly perceive variations in the spectral quality of illumination

Journal of Comparative Physiology A: Neuroethology, Sensory, Neural, and Behavioral Physiology

Volumn 192, Issue 3, 2006, Pages 333-338

  Dyer, Adrian G ^a,b  

^a JOHANNES GUTENBERG UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CAMBRIDGE   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Colour constancy; Flower visiting; Skylight; Ultraviolet; Vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEES; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; LIGHT; PHOTIC STIMULATION; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VISION;

EID: 32944454668     PISSN: 03407594     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00359-005-0088-z     Document Type: Article

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