Differences in photoreceptor processing speed for chromatic and achromatic vision in the bumblebee, Bombus terrestris

Journal of Neuroscience

Volumn 30, Issue 11, 2010, Pages 3896-3903

  Skorupski, Peter ^a   Chittka, Lars ^a  

^a QUEEN MARY UNIVERSITY OF LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ARTICLE; BUMBLEBEE; COLOR VISION; CONTROLLED STUDY; LIGHT ADAPTATION; MEMBRANE CONDUCTANCE; NONHUMAN; PHOTORECEPTOR; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RESPONSE TIME; SPECIES DIFFERENCE; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; VISUAL SYSTEM;

ANIMALS; BEES; COLOR PERCEPTION; MOTION PERCEPTION; PHOTIC STIMULATION; PHOTORECEPTOR CELLS, INVERTEBRATE; REACTION TIME;

EID: 77949722004     PISSN: 02706474     EISSN: 15292401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1523/JNEUROSCI.5700-09.2010     Document Type: Article

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