Light wavelength biases of scorpions

Animal Behaviour

Volumn 76, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 365-373

  Blass, Gregory R C ^a   Gaffin, Douglas D ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS AT CHICAGO   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

Author keywords

Centruroides vittatus; fluorescence; light; orientation; Paruroctonus utahensis; scorpion; sensory; vision

Indexed keywords

ARACHNID; BEHAVIORAL RESPONSE; FLUORESCENCE; LIGHT EFFECT; LOCOMOTION; ORIENTATION BEHAVIOR; PHOTOTAXIS; SENSORY SYSTEM; VISION; WAVELENGTH;

ANIMALIA; CENTRUROIDES VITTATUS; LYCHAS; PARUROCTONUS; SCORPIONES;

EID: 46849109346     PISSN: 00033472     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.anbehav.2007.12.022     Document Type: Article

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