Insect Colours and Visual Appearance in the Eyes of Their Predators

Advances in Insect Physiology

Volumn 38, Issue C, 2010, Pages 267-353

  Théry, Marc ^a   Gomez, Doris ^a  

^a MUSÉUM NATIONAL D'HISTOIRE NATURELLE   (France)

Author keywords

Brightness perception; Camouflage; Colour measurement; Colour polymorphism; Colour vision; Hunting tactics; Prey detection; Vision modelling; Visual performance; Warning colouration

Indexed keywords

EID: 84857509839     PISSN: 00652806     EISSN: 22136800     Source Type: Book Series    
DOI: 10.1016/S0065-2806(10)38001-5     Document Type: Chapter

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