Ultraviolet sensitivity and colour vision in raptor foraging

Journal of Experimental Biology

Volumn 216, Issue 10, 2013, Pages 1819-1826

  Lind, Olle ^a   Mitkus, Mindaugas ^a   Olsson, Peter ^a   Kelber, Almut ^a  

^a LUND UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Bird vision; Ocular media transmittance; Raptor hunting behaviour; Ultraviolet reflectance; Visual modelling; Vole urine

Indexed keywords

VISUAL PIGMENT;

ABSORPTION; ANIMAL; ARTICLE; ARVICOLINAE; BIRD VISION; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEATHER; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; METABOLISM; OCULAR MEDIA TRANSMITTANCE; PHYSIOLOGY; PIGMENTATION; PREDATION; RADIATION EXPOSURE; RAPTOR; RAPTOR HUNTING BEHAVIOUR; ULTRAVIOLET RADIATION; ULTRAVIOLET REFLECTANCE; URINE; VISUAL MODELLING; VOCALIZATION; VOLE URINE;

BIRD VISION; OCULAR MEDIA TRANSMITTANCE; RAPTOR HUNTING BEHAVIOUR; ULTRAVIOLET REFLECTANCE; VISUAL MODELLING; VOLE URINE;

ABSORPTION; ANIMALS; ARVICOLINAE; COLOR VISION; CONTRAST SENSITIVITY; FEATHERS; FEEDING BEHAVIOR; MALE; PIGMENTATION; PREDATORY BEHAVIOR; RAPTORS; RETINAL PIGMENTS; ULTRAVIOLET RAYS; VOCALIZATION, ANIMAL;

ACCIPITER NISUS; AVES; BUTEO BUTEO; FALCO TINNUNCULUS; MILVUS MILVUS; MURIDAE; PASSERI; RAPTORES;

EID: 84877151840     PISSN: 00220949     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1242/jeb.082834     Document Type: Article

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