Light habitats and the role of polarized iridescence in the sensory ecology of neotropical nymphalid butterflies (Lepidoptera: Nymphalidae)

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 5, 2007, Pages 788-799

  Douglas, Jonathan M ^a   Cronin, Thomas W ^b   Chiou, Tsyr Huei ^b   Dominy, Nathaniel J ^c  

^a ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND BALTIMORE COUNTY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Butterfly; Iridescence; Light habitat; Polarized

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ARTICLE; BUTTERFLY; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COSTA RICA; ECOSYSTEM; FORELIMB; LIGHT; PHYLOGENY; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; VISION;

ANIMAL COMMUNICATION; ANIMALS; BUTTERFLIES; COSTA RICA; ECOSYSTEM; LIGHT; PHYLOGENY; PIGMENTATION; SPECIES SPECIFICITY; VISUAL PERCEPTION; WING;

CHARAXINAE; HELICONIINAE; LEPIDOPTERA; MORPHINAE; NYMPHALIDAE; NYMPHALINAE; PAPILIONIDAE; PAPILIONOIDEA;

EID: 34147137733     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.02713     Document Type: Article

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