Patterns of chromatic information processing in the lobula of the honeybee, Apis mellifera L.

Journal of Insect Physiology

Volumn 50, Issue 10, 2004, Pages 913-925

  Yang, En Cheng ^a   Lin, Hsiao Chun ^a   Hung, Yu Shan ^a  

^a NATIONAL CHUNG HSING UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Apis mellifera; Colour coding; Colour opponency; Colour vision; Honeybee

Indexed keywords

HONEYBEE; NEUROLOGY; VISION;

ANIMAL; ARTICLE; BEE; COLOR VISION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; OPTIC LOBE; PHOTOSTIMULATION; PHYSIOLOGY; SENSORY NERVE CELL; VISUAL FIELD;

ANIMALS; BEES; COLOR PERCEPTION; ELECTROPHYSIOLOGY; NEURONS, AFFERENT; OPTIC LOBE; PHOTIC STIMULATION; VISUAL FIELDS;

APIS; APIS MELLIFERA; APOIDEA; PRIMATES;

EID: 7044271151     PISSN: 00221910     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jinsphys.2004.06.010     Document Type: Article

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