Electrophysiological evidence for linear polarization sensitivity in the compound eyes of the stomatopod crustacean Gonodactylus chiragra

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 209, Issue 21, 2006, Pages 4262-4272

  Kleinlogel, Sonja ^a   Marshall, N Justin ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Communication; Compound eye; E vector; Photoreceptor; Retina; Underwater polarization vision

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; CRUSTACEA; CYTOLOGY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTORECEPTOR; PHYSIOLOGY; SPECTROSCOPY; VISION;

ANIMALS; CRUSTACEA; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; FEMALE; LIGHT; MALE; PHOTORECEPTORS, INVERTEBRATE; SPECTRUM ANALYSIS; VISION;

CRUSTACEA; GONODACTYLOIDEA; GONODACTYLUS CHIRAGRA; STOMATOPODA;

EID: 33845236567     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02499     Document Type: Article

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