Dusk light environment optimizes visual perception of conspecifics in a crepuscular horned beetle

Behavioral Ecology

Volumn 19, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 627-634

  Théry, Marc ^a   Pincebourde, Sylvain ^b   Feer, François ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOURS   (France)

Author keywords

Ambient light; Physiological model; Sensory drive; Visual contrast

Indexed keywords

BEETLE; LIGHT; PERCEPTION; SENSORY SYSTEM; SIGNAL; SPECIES DIVERSITY; VISUAL CUE;

AVES; COLEOPTERA; COPROPHANAEUS; HEXAPODA; PISCES; REPTILIA;

EID: 45349103484     PISSN: 10452249     EISSN: 14657279     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/beheco/arn024     Document Type: Article

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