Haze, clouds and limited sky visibility: Polarotactic orientation of crickets under difficult stimulus conditions

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 210, Issue 18, 2007, Pages 3266-3276

  Henze, Miriam J ^a   Labhart, Thomas ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Behavior; Gryllus campestris; Polarization vision; Skylight navigation

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL BEHAVIOR; ARTICLE; GRYLLIDAE; LIGHT; ORIENTATION; PHYSIOLOGY; RADIATION EXPOSURE; VISION;

ANIMALS; BEHAVIOR, ANIMAL; GRYLLIDAE; LIGHT; ORIENTATION; VISUAL PERCEPTION;

GRYLLIDAE; GRYLLINAE; GRYLLUS CAMPESTRIS; HEXAPODA;

EID: 35649018648     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.007831     Document Type: Article

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